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Breland, Hunter M.; Jones, Robert J. – 1982
Research was conducted into the specific characteristics of brief, impromptu essay writing. A random sample of 806 essays was taken from the more than 80,000 written for the College Board's English Composition Achievement Test (ECT) in 1979. Using a special taxonomy of 20 writing characteristics, these essays were subjected to a second reading in…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Essay Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Holistic Evaluation