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Grading ePortfolios: Tracing Two Approaches, Their Advantages, and Their Disadvantages
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Yancey, Kathleen Blake – Theory Into Practice, 2015
How does one grade an electronic portfolio? This question is one I have thought about, have enacted, and have written about, primarily in reference to ePortfolios used in writing classrooms (Yancey, McElroy, & Powers, 2013). But what happens when the content and developmental levels are changed, in this case from an undergraduate first-year…
Descriptors: Grading, Portfolio Assessment, Electronic Publishing, Teaching Methods
The Grader's Helpers -- Colleagues, Peers, Scorecards
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Hipple, Theodore W. – English Journal, 1972
Suggestions to English teachers for evaluating students' work in English composition. (MB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Grading, Peer Groups, Scoring Formulas
Olympic Scoring of English Compositions
Follman, John; Panther, Edward – Child Study Journal Monographs, 1974
Examines empirically the efficacy of utilizing Olympic diving and gymnastic scoring systems for grading graduate students' English compositions. Results indicated that such scoring rules do not produce ratings different in reliability or in level from conventional letter grades. (ED)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Evaluation Methods, Grading, Graduate Students
Objective Evaluation of EFL Composition.
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Zughoul, Muhammad R.; Kambal, M. Osman – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1983
Based on the responses of 50 ESL instructors to a composition-scoring exercise, a detailed method of scoring compositions was developed that divides the writing into basic components (structure, content, vocabulary, organization, and mechanics) and provides a scoring mechanism for each component for each of three competency levels. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
Using PEERRATE: A Computerized System of Student Term Paper Grading.
Lutkus, Anthony D. – 1978
The use of a computerized system is described in which students rate each other's term papers via the computer program PEERRATE, which creates a matrix of intervals between ratings received and calculates final ratings incorporating a mean and standard deviation selected by the instructor for the class. As described, the program includes: (1)…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Read-Comp as an Additional Measure of Writing Ability.
Aghbar, Ali-Asghar – 1986
The effectiveness of the "read-comp" technique in assessing writing ability and the usefulness of a rubric and procedure devised for scoring read-comp samples and essays were evaluated. Subjects were 100 freshman students enrolled in general and remedial English classes in a 6-week summer session at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods, Grading
Florida Statewide Assessment Program: School Predicted Scores, 1975-76. Statistical Report Series No. 77-07.
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Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Public Schools. – 1977
The Statewide Assessment Program of the Florida State Department of Education is responsible for measuring student achievement and disseminating the assessment results. One dimension of this effort has been the development of predicted or adjusted school scores. These scores are based on several factors which are related to achievement. Among…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education