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Journal of Business Communication, Vol. 8, No. 2, 35-52 (1971)
DOI: 10.1177/002194367100800204
© 1971 Association for Business Communication

BITS, NYBBLES, BYTES: A View of Electronic Grading

Henry B. Slotnick

University of Illinois

John V. Knapp

University of Illinois

Rodney L. Bussell

University of Illinois

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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