Angenette C. Imbler|Sarah Clark|Terrell A. Young|Erika Feinauer
Teaching second-grade students to write science expository text: Does a holistic or analytic rubric provide more meaningful results?
Brigham Young University|Brigham Young University|Brigham Young University|Brigham Young University
quasiexperimental study expository writing students received integrated science literacy instruction compared using two different rubrics measures included holistic rubric analytic rubric participants 2nd grade students n 71 attending title elementary school first wilcoxon signedranks test used examine student writing performance rubrics rubric elements showed statistically significant improvement except three elements topic introduction concluding statement spelling next pairedsamples ttest comparing total scores rubrics showed statistically significant improvement pre postinstruction finally ranks scores rubric examined see scores varied based rubric used holistic rubric fewer positive negative ranks analytic rubric holistic rubric tied ranks analytic rubric thus holistic rubric provided overall impression student writing analytic rubric allowed scorer specify strengths weaknesses support young writers teachers consider purposes scoring writing use rubric fulfill purpose appropriately