Does the Amount Written on Assignments Bias the Grades Awarded?.

James, Arthur

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Does the Amount Written on Assignments Bias the Grades Awarded?

James, Arthur

Teaching at a Distance, 7, 49-54, Nov 76

The results of an initial study of the relationship between grades and number of words written on assignments at the Open University are reported. Analysis shows that higher grades are awarded students with longer answers, and suggestions for standardization are made. (LBH)

Descriptors: Assignments, Bias, Correspondence Study, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Grading, Higher Education, Open Universities, Response Style (Tests), Television Curriculum, Writing (Composition)

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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