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Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; Fowles, Mary E.; Welsh, Cynthia K. – Educational Assessment, 2001
Studied the relationship between writing skills tested on a relatively brief standardized assessment and some nontest indicators of student writing ability. Results for 2,057 college students show modest correlations between writing assessment essays and the various nontest indicators, with performance on the assessment exhibiting the strongest…
Descriptors: College Students, Correlation, Essays, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; Fowles, Mary E. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1996
Approximately 300 prospective graduate students each wrote two essays for the Graduate Record Examinations in 40-minute and 60-minute time periods. Analysis revealed that performance was, on average, significantly better with the 60-minute limit. There was no interaction between self-described test-taking style (fast versus slow) and time limits.…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Essay Tests, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; Fowles, Mary E. – Educational Assessment, 1997
The personal statement as an indicator of writing skill was evaluated by comparing personal statements with standardized essay measures of writing ability for 475 graduate students. Correlations of the essay and the personal statement with nontest indicators of writing skill indicate that the traditional essay was more highly related to nearly all…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Essay Tests, Graduate Students, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedPowers, Donald E.; Fowles, Mary E. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2002
Studied how performance on a standardized writing assessment might influence graduate admissions decisions if, along with test scores, test takers' essays were made available to admissions committees. Results for 27 test takers(2 essays each) suggest that the availability of examinee essays would have little, if any, influence on admissions…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Admission, Decision Making, Essay Tests
Download full textBreland, Hunter M.; Bridgeman, Brent; Fowles, Mary E. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1999
A comprehensive review was conducted of writing research literature and writing test program activities in a number of testing programs. The review was limited to writing assessments used for admission in higher education. Programs reviewed included ACT, Inc.'s ACT™ program, the California State Universities and Colleges (CSUC) testing program,…
Descriptors: Writing Research, Writing Tests, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
