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Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1994
The effects on essay scores of intermingling handwritten and word-processed student essays were studied with 32 students who produced handwritten and word-processed essays. Essays were converted to the other format and rescored. Results reveal higher average scores for handwritten essays. Implications for scoring are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Essays, Handwriting
Download full textPowers, Donald E.; And Others – 1992
A study was undertaken to determine the effects on essay scores of intermingling handwritten and word-processed versions of student essays. A sample of 32 examinees, each of whom had produced both a handwritten and a word-processed essay, was drawn from a larger group who had participated in a pilot study of item types for The Praxis Series:…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Students, Essay Tests, Essays
Computers and Assessment: The Effect of Typing versus Handwriting on the Holistic Scoring of Essays.
Peer reviewedSweedler-Brown, Carol O. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1991
Describes a study conducted at a large west coast state university, comparing holistic scores on developmental writing program final essays when the same essays were handwritten and computer typed. Reveals a bias against typed final essays, especially in essays which received high scores in the handwritten form. (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Bias, Computer Uses in Education, Essays
