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Peer reviewedChase, Clinton I. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1983
Proposition analysis was used to equate the text base of two essays with different readability levels. Easier reading essays were given higher scores than difficult reading essays. The results appear to identify another noncontent influence on essay test scores, leaving increasingly less variance for differences in content. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Essay Tests, Higher Education
