The purpose of this research was to establish, within the constraints of the methods presented, whether the computer is capable of scoring essays in much the same way that human experts rate essays. The investigation attempted to establish what was actually going on within the computer and within the mind of the rater and to describe the degree to…

Most human gradings of essays are holistic, or "overall." Therefore, Project Essay Grade (PEG), an attempt to develop computerized grading of essays, has concentrated most of its research on overall grading. It has successfully simulated human judges. However, since computer grading is less expensive than human grading, PEG has also…

Three judges rated General Educational Development (GED) student essays that had been written by nine incarcerated youths. If judge's ratings were not consistent, students would receive a biased average rating. Traditional classical measurement theory computes an intraclass reliability coefficient to determine if judges' ratings are reliable. In…

A periodic supplement presents methods, techniques, and strategies employed by teachers in the areas of latitude and longitude, writing essay answers, historical hypotheses, and videotaping field trips. (KM)

This study was designed to test the following hypothesis in Alberta: the higher the socio-economic status the more complex the use of language. (Editor)

This study extended previous research based on an aversive consequences interpretation of counterattitudinal advocacy effects by hypothesizing that persons who prepare counterattitudinal messages for an ostensibly familiar audience will report greater attitude change than persons who prepare messages for an unfamiliar audience. (Editor)

Discusses, with illustrations, the difficulty of estimating college students' mathematical ability from the results of one or two examinations. (MM)

Analyzes the educational theory and philosophy of T. S. Eliot. (RK)

Results with short-answer essay items suggested that a logical presentation sequence is important, even if sentences have been constructed to be sequence independent. (Authors)

Study was an attempt to evaluate the West African Examinations Council efforts in terms of the extent to which its marking procedures have ensured high reader reliability for the English Language Essay examination, a test which was designed to measure writing ability. (Author)

Science fiction essay for social studies students is used to stimulate analysis of a peoples' characteristics and point of view. (JB)

Discusses about 50 books of or about English literature of the Restoration period published during 1969. (DS)