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A Method of Assessing the Written Language of Hearing-Impaired Students.
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Luckner, John L.; Isaacson, Stephen – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1990
This article presents an overview of several written language assessment techniques, as well as a rationale and method for assessing the written expression of hearing-impaired individuals. Fluency, syntactic maturity, vocabulary, content, and conventions of notation are discussed; direct and indirect measures are compared; and a sample composition…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments, Writing (Composition)
Objective Procedures for Scoring Students' Writing.
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Hasbrouck, Jan E.; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1994
In this objective scoring procedure for assessing learning-disabled students' writing, a standardized process is used to collect writing samples, which are then scored for number of legible words, total number of words written, percentage of legible words, correctly spelled words, number of correct word sequences, and mean length of correct word…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Handwriting, Learning Disabilities
Putting the Final First.
Morris, Stephen D. – Political Science Teacher, 1990
Contends the impact of a final examination on grades surpasses its role in shaping the learning experience. Suggests issuing final examination questions in the syllabus to provide a structure for the learning process and for organizing data. Includes guidelines for essay examination questions and describes an introductory comparative course in…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Content, Educational Strategies, Essay Tests
The Mediation of Technology in ESL Writing and Its Implications for Writing Assessment
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Li, Jiang – Assessing Writing, 2006
The present study investigated the influence of word processing on the writing of students of English as a second language (ESL) and on writing assessment as well. Twenty-one adult Mandarin-Chinese speakers with advanced English proficiency living in Toronto participated in the study. Each participant wrote two comparable writing tasks under…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Protocol Analysis, Writing Tests, Evaluation Methods
Progress Monitoring with Objective Measures of Writing Performance for Students with Mild Disabilities.
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Parker, Richard I.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1991
This study investigated the technical adequacy of 7 objective indexes of writing quality in monitoring the progress of 36 middle school students with mild disabilities over a 6-month period. Three indexes (such as "percent of legible words") were moderately correlated with holistic ratings but were not sufficiently stable over time. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Holistic Approach, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
What Teachers Need to Know about CLAS Testing in the Social Studies.
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Geyer, Patricia – Social Studies Review, 1994
Maintains that California teachers are now responsible for preparing students for the new California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) test. Discusses the multiple choice, written response, primary source, and essay writing sections of the test. Provides suggestions for scoring essays and having students evaluate each other's writing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials), Primary Sources