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Download full textAttali, Yigal; Bridgeman, Brent; Trapani, Catherine – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2010
A generic approach in automated essay scoring produces scores that have the same meaning across all prompts, existing or new, of a writing assessment. This is accomplished by using a single set of linguistic indicators (or features), a consistent way of combining and weighting these features into essay scores, and a focus on features that are not…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Scoring, Test Scoring Machines
Peer reviewedBreland, Hunter M.; Gaynor, Judith L. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1979
Over 2,000 writing samples were collected from four undergraduate institutions and compared, where possible, with scores on a multiple-choice test. High correlations between ratings of the writing samples and multiple-choice test scores were obtained. Samples contributed substantially to the prediction of both college grades and writing…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Correlation, Essay Tests
Breland, Hunter M.; And Others – 1987
Six university English departments collaborated in this examination of the differences between multiple-choice and essay tests in evaluating writing skills. The study also investigated ways the two tools can complement one another, ways to improve cost effectiveness of essay testing, and ways to integrate assessment and the educational process.…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Efficiency, Essay Tests, Higher Education
Barter, Alice K.; And Others – 1980
A follow-up study of two instruments for evaluating college writing was conducted. The experimental scale (E Scale) was developed in 1976 and revised for this study. The control scale (C Scale) was described in the literature in 1977. Ten English majors graded ten essays from diagnostic entrance exams. Both the E Scale and the C Scale were used,…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Data Processing Branch. – 1987
The purpose of this booklet is to provide social studies teachers with student writing samples that exemplify the criteria used to score students' responses on the June 1987 Alberta (Canada) Social Studies 30 Diploma Examination. Students choose one of two possible essay questions that required writing a defense of individual initiative in…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Constructed Response, Educational Testing, Essay Tests
Baker, Eva L.; And Others – 1990
As part of a project on assessing deep understanding of subject matter, a study was conducted to assess students' knowledge of history by focusing on essay writing. Reading a provided text was incorporated into the assessment procedure. Ratings from five high school history teachers were compared with those of four English teachers for 85 essays…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing
