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Rater, Domain, and Gender Influences on the Assessed Quality of Student Writing Using Weighted and Unweighted Scoring.
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Gyagenda, Ismail S.; Engelhard, George, Jr. – 1998
The purpose of this study was to examine rater, domain, and gender influences on the assessed quality of student writing using weighted and unweighted scores. Twenty rates were randomly selected from a group of 87 operational raters contracted to rate essays as part of the 1993 field test of the Georgia High School Writing Test. All of the raters…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Evaluators, High School Students, High Schools
Applying the Rasch Model To Explore Rater Influences on the Assessed Quality of Students' Writing Ability.
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Gyagenda, Ismail S.; Engelhard, George, Jr. – 1998
The purpose of this study was to describe the Rasch model for measurement and apply the model to examine the relationship between raters, domains of written compositions, and student writing ability. Twenty raters were randomly selected from a group of 87 operational raters contracted to rate essays as part of the 1993 field test of the Georgia…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Essay Tests, Evaluators, High School Students