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Peer reviewedGraham, Steve; Dwyer, Ann – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
Investigation of examiners' (N=44) evaluations of writing performance of learning-disabled (LD) students indicated that the LD label influenced ratings assigned by examiners (undergraduate education students) who were simply familiarized with the scoring procedure. Evaluations by examiners who received additional practice and training were not…
Descriptors: College Students, Examiners, Intermediate Grades, Knowledge Level
Graham, Steve; Dwyer, Ann – 1987
This investigation sought to determine the extent to which examiners' evaluations of writing performance were influenced by the learning disability label and to identify mediating variables which modify expectancy effects. Forty-four preservice regular education teachers were randomly assigned to one of two expectancy conditions (learning-disabled…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Problems, Expectation, Interrater Reliability
