Effects of Achievement Expectations and Handwriting Quality on Scoring Essays

The present study is concerned with the influences of scorer expectancy and handwriting quality on the scoring of essays. Two hundred and twenty-four undergraduates scored six intelligence and achievement tests and a single essay ostensibly completed by one junior high school student. The intelligen...

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Published in:Journal of educational measurement 1983-04, Vol.20 (1), p.65-70
Main Authors: Hughes, David C., Keeling, Brian, Tuck, Bryan F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement tests
Answer sheets
Children
College students
Essays
Experienced teachers
Handwriting
Hearing tests
Literary criticism
Writers
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Summary:The present study is concerned with the influences of scorer expectancy and handwriting quality on the scoring of essays. Two hundred and twenty-four undergraduates scored six intelligence and achievement tests and a single essay ostensibly completed by one junior high school student. The intelligence and achievement scores were uniformly good or poor to create expectancies. The essay was written in either neat or untidy handwriting. Significant main effects are found for expectancy and handwriting but the interaction between them was not significant. The findings are discussed in the light of the results of previous research.
ISSN:0022-0655
1745-3984
DOI:10.1111/j.1745-3984.1983.tb00190.x