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Education QUESTION #6766
Question 1
When scoring essay examinations, a teacher reads each complete paper fully before assigning an overall grade, sorting papers into piles (A/B/C/D/F). No sub-scores are given for specific elements. This approach reflects which scoring method, and what is its MOST significant advantage over the alternative?
  • Analytic rubric; provides more detailed feedback per criterion
  • Holistic scoring rubric; enables quicker scoring and is most appropriate when no single pre-specified correct answer exists, such as in synthesis and evaluation tasks✔️
  • Inter-rater scoring; maximizes consistency between two scorers
  • Criterion-referenced scoring; ensures all students are compared to the same absolute standard
Correct Answer Explanation
The described procedure — reading the full response and assigning a single overall score without breaking it into criteria — is holistic scoring. Its key advantage is efficiency (quicker to score) and appropriateness for extended-response tasks involving synthesis and evaluation, where performance is a gestalt that is difficult to decompose into discrete point-scoring elements.