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Peer reviewedCleary, Christopher – British Journal of Language Teaching, 1988
A comparison of the holistic, error-count, and categorical methods of assessing written work presents disadvantages and advantages in terms of validity, reliability, and efficiency. The results of a pilot study indicate that the error-count method may provide the most benefits. (CB)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Analysis (Language), Evaluation Methods, Holistic Evaluation
Garrigues, Mylene – Francais dans le Monde, 1987
How does a computer analyze the appropriateness of a language student's response? Issues arising in the development and use of language-learning software are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Error Analysis (Language)
Peer reviewedAllington, Richard L.; McGill-Franzen, Anne – Reading Teacher, 1980
Reports on a study in which 12 good and 12 poor fourth-grade readers read selections in their original format and with the words in random order; concludes that the results indicate that word identification errors elicited on tests in isolation do not constitute a solid basis for predicting errors in connected text. (ET)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Connected Discourse, Context Clues, Elementary Education
