Table 2.

Special difficulties encountered in a few rating of Chinese compositions

Special cases	Actions
1. Some children regarded pets as toys	The composition was regarded are partly relevant, and the maximum score possible for relevance, breadth, and depth was two
2. Some children wrote too little to be assessed	Maximum possible scores in each dimension were two
3. One composition was totally irrelevant	The student was not penalized in organization and intelligibility. Zero was assigned to relevance. The maximum possible scores for possible breadth and depth were two.
4. Some children elaborated on certain unusual aspects	Because the situation varies, compromise was made in each case regarding the allocation of breadth and depth. Students were not penalized in organization and intelligibility.