THE EFFECT OF MOOD ON THE RELIABILITY OF ESSAY ASSESSMENT |
| |
| Authors: | MICHAEL A. R. TOWNSEND LEE YONG KEK BRYAN F. TUCK |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. University of Auckland;2. Ministry of Education, Singapore |
| |
| Abstract: | Summary . One potential source of bias that has not been examined in relation to the grading of essays is that of the mood of the marker. Several lines of research in social psychology can be generalised to predict different assessment outcomes as a function of mood. This study examined the effect of mood on student grading of children's essays. Markers first watched a film designed to induce either a positive or a negative mood state. They then graded nine essays, including a number of target essays. Mood affected only the first essay graded. The results do not support a mood effect in essay assessment. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
|
