The Importance of Grammar and Mechanics in Writing Assessment and Instruction [electronic resource] : Evidence from Data Mining / Laura Allen, Scott Crossley and Kris Kyle.

The current study examined relationships between expert human judgments of text quality and grammar and mechanical errors in student writing. A corpus of essays (N = 100) written by high school students in the W-Pal system was collected, coded for grammar and mechanical errors, and scored by expert...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors:	Allen, Laura, Crossley, Scott (Author), Kyle, Kris (Author), McNamara, Danielle S. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2014.
Subjects:	Grammar. Writing Evaluation. Writing Instruction. Essays. High School Students. Error Patterns. Scores. Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Feedback (Response) Expertise. Holistic Approach.