A Comparison of Direct and Indirect Assessments of Writing Skill.

Breland, Hunter M.; Gaynor, Judith L.

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Publication Date: 1979

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A Comparison of Direct and Indirect Assessments of Writing Skill.

Breland, Hunter M.; Gaynor, Judith L.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v16 n2 p119-28 Sum 1979

Over 2,000 writing samples were collected from four undergraduate institutions and compared, where possible, with scores on a multiple-choice test. High correlations between ratings of the writing samples and multiple-choice test scores were obtained. Samples contributed substantially to the prediction of both college grades and writing performance. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Correlation, Essay Tests, Essays, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Verbal Tests, Writing Evaluation, Writing Skills

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