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Essay Grades: An Interaction Between Graders' Handwriting Clarity and the Neatness of Examination Papers:

Essay Grades: An Interaction Between Graders' Handwriting Clarity and the Neatness of Examination... Essay Grades: An Interaction Between Graders' Handwriting Clarity and the Neatness of Examination Papers SCHUYLER W. HUCK and WILLIAM G. BOUNDS The University of Tennessee Various empirical studies have demonstrated the limitations of es­ say examinations as compared with objective tests. More than 50 years ago, studies by Starch and Elliott (1912, 1913a, 1913b) revealed that the grades assigned to essay papers are highly unreliable. More recently, research has shown that good grades are assigned to essay papers for reasons other than the quality of the ideas set forth by the writer. In a study by Scannell and Marshall (1966), graders were found to be influenced by the grammatical accuracy of essays^even though they were instructed to evaluate the essays solely on the basis of content. Further evidence (Marshall and Powers, 1969) has indicated that students who have neat, clear handwriting are likely to receive higher grades than students of equal ability who have messy handwriting. The present study was undertaken to determine whether all graders are influenced by the factor of "essay neatness." More specifically, this research endeavor was conducted to ascertain whether an interaction exists between the writing clarity of graders and the neatness of the essay http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Educational Research Journal SAGE

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0002-8312
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Essay Grades: An Interaction Between Graders' Handwriting Clarity and the Neatness of Examination Papers SCHUYLER W. HUCK and WILLIAM G. BOUNDS The University of Tennessee Various empirical studies have demonstrated the limitations of es­ say examinations as compared with objective tests. More than 50 years ago, studies by Starch and Elliott (1912, 1913a, 1913b) revealed that the grades assigned to essay papers are highly unreliable. More recently, research has shown that good grades are assigned to essay papers for reasons other than the quality of the ideas set forth by the writer. In a study by Scannell and Marshall (1966), graders were found to be influenced by the grammatical accuracy of essays^even though they were instructed to evaluate the essays solely on the basis of content. Further evidence (Marshall and Powers, 1969) has indicated that students who have neat, clear handwriting are likely to receive higher grades than students of equal ability who have messy handwriting. The present study was undertaken to determine whether all graders are influenced by the factor of "essay neatness." More specifically, this research endeavor was conducted to ascertain whether an interaction exists between the writing clarity of graders and the neatness of the essay

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Published: Jun 24, 2016

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