The most defensible practice for scoring essay tests is to evaluate
A)all parts of one student's paper before going on the next student's paper.
B)each one of the items for all students with reference to its respective model answers.
C)each question as acceptable or unacceptable and assign equal weight to each question.
D)the response for each question with regard to content,organization,and mechanics,with each factor weighted equally.

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Evaluating each item for all students with reference to model answers ensures consistency and fairness in scoring, as it allows the scorer to focus on one criterion at a time across all papers.

The Most Defensible Practice for Scoring Essay Tests Is to Evaluate