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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ725981
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May-1
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Grading Student Writing: High-Stakes Testing, Computers, and the Human Touch
Thomas, P. L.
English Journal, v94 n5 p28-30 May 2005
The advantages and limitations of using computers in writing assessment and instruction are discussed. The English teachers feel that even though computers and computer programs offer huge benefits for the teaching of writing to students, they cannot be used as a substitute for humans in the ultimate evaluation of a composition written by them.
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, High Stakes Tests, English Teachers, Writing Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods
National Council of Teachers of English, 111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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