A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN HANDWRITTEN AND COMPUTER TEXT ESSAYS ON RATERS’ SCORES
INTRODUCTION
In today’s world the emergence of modern technology works together with our daily routine. Computer is one of modern technology that is assistive and beneficial to create a more effective work. In this digital era, the role of technology, particularly computer, in academic setting is very undeniable. From faculty members to staffs, headmaster, teachers, students, they all have to master the basic skill of computer operation.
In Indonesian education system, students are taught the skill of operating computer since they are in the middle school. Students are taught the basic skill of typing, editing, printing, etc. By the times they are in high school, they have developed a fluency in typing. In college life particularly, the lecturers and instructors often assign students to type their tasks instead of handwrite them. The hardship of writing down word by word of sentences of an essay has been replaced by the magic tool of computer. Students feel more confident when completing their assignments with computer rather than with handwriting. They are confident that they can gain higher score when they complete the assignment with computer rather than with hand writing
This research was conducted in an attempt to find out whether presentation effect causes the inequality in assessment or not. It is done through comparing two different format of essays which are identical in content. The formats were the original handwritten and the transcribed computer text of the handwritten. The computer format was chosen because the researcher admitted that the involvement of technology cannot be overstated, therefore this research was intended to test?????????????????????
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