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Does Holistic Assessment Predict Writing Performance? Estimating the Consistency of Student Performance on Holistically Scored Writing Assignments.
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Hayes, John R.; Hatch, Jill A.; Silk, Christine M. – Written Communication, 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.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Problems, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation, Reliability
Issues in Measuring Reliability: Correlation Versus Percentage of Agreement.
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Hayes, John R.; Hatch, Jill A. – Written Communication, 1999
Discusses the importance of establishing the reliability of independent observers' judgments. Argues that the percentage of agreement measure is more difficult to interpret than are correlation measures. Recommends that the field of literacy research adopt correlation as the standard method for estimating the reliability of observers' judgments.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Correlation, Higher Education, Literacy
When the Messenger Is the Message: Readers' Impressions of Writers' Personalities.
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Hatch, Jill A.; And Others – Written Communication, 1993
Considers how readers form impressions of writers' personalities while reading their texts. Reports on a series of studies which asked readers to respond to college application essays by high school students. Concludes that responses to texts concerning personality are highly predictable and, thus, can be influenced by the writer. (HB)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College English, English Instruction, High School Students