Automated Evaluation of Discourse Structure in Student Essays

Automated Essay Scoring: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 200-218

  Burstein, Jill ^a   Marcu, Daniel ^b  

^a ETS Technologies Inc ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85142545640     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410606860-24     Document Type: Chapter

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