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ERIC Number: EJ294747
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Validity of Using Holistic Scoring to Evaluate Writing: A Critical Overview.
Charney, Davida
Research in the Teaching of English, v18 n1 p65-81 Feb 1984
Analyzes the implicit requirements for achieving reliable results from holistic ratings of writing samples and argues that these conditions bring the validity of the ratings into doubt. (HOD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Holistic Evaluation, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Reliability, Scoring, Writing Evaluation
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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