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Peer reviewedEngelhard, George, Jr. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1992
A Many-Faceted Rasch Model (FACETS) for measurement of writing ability is described, and its use in solving measurement problems in large-scale assessment is illustrated with a random sample of 1,000 students from Georgia's Eighth Grade Writing Test. It is a promising approach to assessment through written compositions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Essays, Evaluation Problems, Grade 8
