Use of the Essay Examination to Investigate the Writing Skills of Undergraduate Education Majors

Three essay questions were administered to junior education major college students. Factor analysis of the ratings showed that content played a large role in the students' responses, yielding dominant first order factors. Generalizability theory, used to examine the reliability of students'...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Educational and psychological measurement 1983-12, Vol.43 (4), p.1005-1014
Hauptverfasser:	Boodoo, Gwyneth M., Garlinghouse, Patricia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Educational psychology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Orientation. Evaluation Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Three essay questions were administered to junior education major college students. Factor analysis of the ratings showed that content played a large role in the students' responses, yielding dominant first order factors. Generalizability theory, used to examine the reliability of students' ratings showed the need for more raters and questions.
ISSN:	0013-1644 1552-3888
DOI:	10.1177/001316448304300408