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

Gwyneth M. Boodoo

The University of Texas Health Science Center

Patricia Garlinghouse

The University of Texas Health Science Center

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.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 43, No. 4, 1005-1014 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/001316448304300408
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