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ERIC Number: EJ594286
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
Using Generalizability Theory To Estimate the Reliability of Writing Scores Derived from Holistic and Analytical Scoring Methods.
Swartz, Carl W.; Hooper, Stephen R.; Mongomery, James W.; Wakely, Melissa B.; De Kruif, Renee E. L.; Reed, Martha; Brown, Timothy T.; Levine, Melvin D.; White, Kinnard P.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v59 n3 p492-506 Jun 1999
Used generalizability theory to investigate the impact of the number of raters and the type of decision (relative versus absolute) on the reliability of writing scores. Results from 251 middle school students and 20 intermediate grade students show that reliability coefficients decline as the number of raters declines and when absolute decisions are made. (SLD)
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Generalizability Theory, Holistic Evaluation, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Reliability, Scores, Scoring, Writing Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Analytic Scoring
Note: Research supported by a grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Grant MCJ-379154-02-0 from the Child Health Bureau, Grant 90DD0207 from the Administration for Developmental Disabilities, and Grants H029K30041 and H029K20214 from the Department of Education.