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Download full textRussell, Michael; Haney, Walt – 1996
The results of a small research project that studied the effect computer administration has on student performance for writing or essay tests are presented. The introduction of computer-administered tests has raised concern about the equivalence of scores generated by computer versus paper-and-pencil test versions. For this study a sample of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Essay Tests, High School Students, High Schools
Ferrara, Steven; Walker-Bartnick, Leslie – 1990
A procedure was developed to detect differential item functioning (DIF) in a standardized essay test using the Partial Credit Model, the general polychotomous form of the Rasch model. Using a panel of experts in the writing process, hypothesized explanations for DIF at some score points were developed. Data for the study included averaged…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Data Analysis, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods
