College Composition and Communication May 1990

Reliability, Validity, and Holistic Scoring: What We Know and What We Need to Know

Brian Huot

Abstract

cable of the direct writing assessment instruments (Baurer; Spandel and Stiggins; Scherer; Veal and Hudson). White notes that holistic scoring (not Diederich's general impression scoring used in early direct evaluation research) has quickly become standard practice in a profession that is slow to make significant changes (19). One reason holistic scoring has gained acceptance so quickly may be that it so well fits this era in English studies. By employing a rater's full impression

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
1990-05-01
DOI
10.2307/358160
Open Access
Closed

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