The Influence of Context Position and Scoring Method on Essay Scoring.

And Others; Hughes, David C.

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Publication Date: 1980

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The Influence of Context Position and Scoring Method on Essay Scoring.

And Others; Hughes, David C.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v17 n2 p131-35 Sum 1980

The effect of context on the scoring of essays was examined by arranging that the scoring of the criterion essay would be preceded either by five superior essays or by five inferior essays. The contrast in essay quality had the hypothesized effect. Other effects were not significant. (CTM)

Descriptors: Essay Tests, High Schools, Holistic Evaluation, Scoring, Test Format, Testing Problems, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills

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