Assessment of Writing Skills: Use of Evidence
Findings
For each assignment, there were a total of 16 papers, each read by 2 readers, yielding a total of 32 possible scores for each assignment. The table below summarizes the results of the data research by essay, by evidence level, and for the entire semester.
|
|
Evidence 1 |
Evidence 2 |
Evidence 3 |
Average Evidence Score |
|
Essay I |
18 |
12 |
2 |
1.50 |
|
Essay II |
12 |
17 |
3 |
1.72 |
|
Essay III |
4 |
15 |
13 |
2.28 |
|
Essay IV |
2 |
18 |
12 |
2.31 |
|
All Essays |
28% |
48% |
23% |
1.95 |
A visual representation of these findings follows, with the overall improvement in the effective use of evidence for the whole class for the semester plotted on a line graph, where the x-axis represents the assignment number and the y-axis represents the aggregate class score based on the scores submitted by two readers.
