Does Holistic Assessment Predict Writing Performance? Estimating the Consistency of Student Performance on Holistically Scored Writing Assignments.

Hayes, John R.; Hatch, Jill A.; Silk, Christine M.

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ERIC Number: EJ598949

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Does Holistic Assessment Predict Writing Performance? Estimating the Consistency of Student Performance on Holistically Scored Writing Assignments.

Hayes, John R.; Hatch, Jill A.; Silk, Christine M.

Written Communication, v17 n1 p3-26 Jan 2000

Analyzes approximately 4,800 independent evaluations of 796 essays written by 241 students in 13 first-year writing classes at two colleges. Finds very low consistency of holistically scored student performance from essay to essay, suggesting that drawing conclusions from one or even a few writing samples of a particular student is problematic. (SR)

Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation, Reliability, Student Evaluation, Writing Achievement, Writing Evaluation, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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