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Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise – Writing on the Edge, 1992
Argues that holistic scoring requires evaluators to suppress their interpretive judgment and treat students' writing differently than in any other situation, based on an analysis of videotaped reader-training sessions for an English Proficiency Essay Exam. (NH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education, Holistic Approach
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Steinberg, Jonathan; Cline, Frederick; Ling, Guangming; Cook, Linda; Tognatta, Namrata – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2009
This study examines the appropriateness of a large-scale state standards-based English-Language Arts (ELA) assessment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing by comparing the internal test structures for these students to students without disabilities. The Grade 4 and 8 ELA assessments were analyzed via a series of parcel-level exploratory…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Language Arts, State Standards, Partial Hearing
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Cole, Kevin N.; Mills, Paulette E. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1997
Cognitive and language measures were administered to 37 preschoolers with language delay to investigate the agreement of the profiles in determining eligibility for language intervention services. Results found a sizable variation in categorization outcomes for the various intelligence quotient/language quotient profiles. The validity of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Developmental Delays, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods
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Ball, Martin J.; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1991
This study investigated two pragmatic profiles (the Pragmatic Profile and the Profile of Communicative Appropriateness) used to assess the language of two aphasic patients. The study examined interscorer reliability, scoring sensitivity, and diagnostic accuracy. Findings indicate that training in scoring these profiles must be uniform, and greater…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Disorders