The relationship between essay reading style and scoring proficiency in a psychometric scoring system

Assessing Writing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-106

  Wolfe, Edward W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0041855688     PISSN: 10752935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1075-2935(97)80006-2     Document Type: Article

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