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Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1992
Samples of student writing from the Alberta (Canada) 9th grade achievement test in writing (administered in June 1990) are presented with evaluative commentaries. They are intended to offer teachers, administrators, and students illustration of the criteria and approach used to score the exam. The exam is one part of a two-part standardized test…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, French
PDF pending restorationAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1994
The samples of students' writing found in this document exemplify the criteria used to score students' written responses on the June 1994 Grade 9 English Language Arts Achievement Test. Representative of the full range of students' writing, the examples in the document are intended to be used as tools to assist teachers, students, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Grade 9
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1990
This booklet provides Alberta (Canada) grade 9 teachers, administrators, and students with samples of the full range of students' writing that exemplify the criteria used to score students' written responses on the June 1990 Grade 9 English Language Arts Achievement Test. Commentary accompanying the students' writing samples in the booklet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1992
The purpose of this booklet is to provide administrators, teachers, and students in Alberta, Canada, with samples of students' writing that exemplify the criteria used to score students' written responses on the June 1991 Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test. The Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test consisted of two parts: Part A: Multiple…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Secondary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
Developed in response to numerous requests from curriculum specialists and classroom teachers, this booklet addresses student assessment in written composition. Its purpose is: (1) to assist teachers in constructing writing prompts which correspond to the TEAMS (Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills) writing objectives and measurement…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1984
This manual contains the writing objectives and measurement specifications for grades 3, 5, and 9, for use by teachers and other educators responsible for pupil instruction, and for test development specialists involved with preparing the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills tests. The learning objectives are congruent with the "State Board of…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5
Peer reviewedBelanger, Joe; Martin, R. Glenn – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Four experimental reading-treatment classes (n=94) and four control classes (n=100) wrote pre- and post-compositions which were evaluated for overall quality, syntactic density, T-unit length, productivity, and selected grammatical errors. Analysis of results found significant differences in reading skills but no differences in writing skills. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Grade 10, Grade 9
Peer reviewedVipond, Douglas – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Describes a cooperative writing project involving a college-level psychology class and a ninth-grade English class. Discusses different concepts of psychology held by the two student groups. Concludes with suggestions for improving writing skills and helping students become more authoritative writers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Cross Age Teaching, Experiential Learning
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Intended for both teachers and students, this bulletin presents specific information about the design, parts, and scoring of the Grade 9 English Language Arts Achievement Test for the 1985-86 school year in Alberta, Canada. General information is presented regarding the (1) purpose and nature of the Achievement Testing Program (ATP), (2) students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The writing learning objectives for ninth graders contained in this volume are congruent with the Texas "State Board of Education Rules for Curriculum." These objectives and the measurement specifications are provided for use by teachers and other educators responsible for student instruction and for test development specialists involved…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students
