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Kemp, Nenagh; Treiman, Rebecca – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2023
Purpose: Punctuation is traditionally seen to represent grammatical structures in writing, but some authors argue that it can also reflect the intonation and pauses of speech. In two experiments, we examined the influence of grammar and prosody on adults' judgments of comma placement. Method: University students rated the appropriateness of commas…
Descriptors: Grammar, Punctuation, Decision Making, Intonation
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Sahan, Özgür; Razi, Salim – Language Testing, 2020
This study examines the decision-making behaviors of raters with varying levels of experience while assessing EFL essays of distinct qualities. The data were collected from 28 raters with varying levels of rating experience and working at the English language departments of different universities in Turkey. Using a 10-point analytic rubric, each…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Essays, Writing Evaluation, Evaluators