10-second review: Does the method of grading compositions help students to improve composition?
Source: “A Comparative study of Three Methods of Grading Compositions.” John H. Womsbecker. (Unpublished M.A. Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1955).
Summary: Working with six teachers and 213 sixth graders in three of the Vancouver elementary schools, Wormsbecker investigated the effect on writing improvement of three different grading methods: 1. an overall impression method; 2. split grade, representing content and form; 3. a single point per theme method, in which the teacher graded each set of themes for a different single consideration each time, the pupil not knowing before hand which consideration would be used. No significant differences, although the time of the study was only eleven weeks, and, perhaps a longer period of time might have produced some differences.
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