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Download full textPopp, Sharon E. Osborn; Ryan, Joseph M.; Thompson, Marilyn S.; Behrens, John T. – 2003
The purposes of this study were to investigate the role of benchmark writing samples in direct assessment of writing and to examine the consequences of differential benchmark selection with a common writing rubric. The influences of discourse and grade level were also examined within the context of differential benchmark selection. Raters scored…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interrater Reliability
Popp, Sharon E. Osborn; Ryan, Joseph M. – 2002
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the selection of benchmark writing samples influences the assessment of students' writing quality. More than 300 grade 3 writing samples were scored in two separate rating sessions. Within each scoring session, raters used a different set of benchmark writing samples. Raw ratings were analyzed…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Scoring Rubrics
