The Criterion® Online Writing Evaluation Service
More teaching. Less correcting.
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Powered by the patented e-rater® engine, the Criterion service provides teachers supplemental feedback to help improve students’ writing skills — saving time and helping to enhance classroom instruction.
Criterion provides holistic scores that closely align with human scores and that are specific to grade/level and measure overall writing quality. Furthermore, it gives diagnostic trait feedback in five key categories — grammar, usage, mechanics, style, and organization and development — which are used by the student to guide the revision process.