Commonly used essay grading procedures are subjective and suffer from incon
sistency and instability. An objective procedure, described here, involves
regressing a computer's measurements on grades assigned by an expert judge.
Results of using the procedure on college freshman themes indicate some
success for it.
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Wiseman, Stephen, and Jack Wrigley. "Essay-Reliability: The Effect of Choice of Essay Title ." Educational and Psychological Measurement, 18 (1968), 128-139.
