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Download full textHogan, Thomas P.; Mishler, Carol – 1982
This literature review summarizes what is currently known about the agreement among six measures of writing skills. Three of these methods involve the application of human judgment in scoring or rating a piece of writing: holistic, analytical, and primary trait scoring. Two methods involve anatomical or taxonomic analysis of a piece of writing:…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Measurement Techniques, Scoring
Farrell, Edmund J. – 1971
Conclusions from an examination of the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicate that it furnishes little help for those involved in the publication of composition textbooks. Four main difficulties in making inferences from the Assessment data on writing are (1) it is not clear why individuals perform as well or as poorly…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Educational Research, Evaluation, Test Interpretation
