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Humes, Ann – 1983
This paper, as an illustration of the procedures involved in a cooperative effort, describes a project in which the Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) designed and developed a minimum standards test in collaboration with a large urban school district in California. The activity described focuses on the writing sample included in the test. The…
Descriptors: High Schools, Institutional Cooperation, Interrater Reliability, Minimum Competency Testing
Humes, Ann; And Others – 1980
This paper specifies the assessment of those spelling skills that are needed for effective writing by students in grades one through six. An introductory section provides background materials, including explanations of how the skill specifications were selected and how they are presented in this report. In the sections that follow the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
Humes, Ann; And Others – 1980
This paper specifies the assessment of those mechanics skills-handwriting, capitalization, punctuation, formats--that are needed for effective writing by students in grades one through six. An introductory section provides background materials, including explanations of how the skill specifications were selected and how they are presented in the…
Descriptors: Capitalization (Alphabetic), Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Handwriting
Humes, Ann; And Others – 1980
This paper specifies the assessment of those language skills that are needed for effective writing by students in grades one through six. Specifications are included for language skills such as language usage, grammatical knowledge, diction, sentence production, specific writing techniques, and verse (poetry) skills. An introductory section…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Language Patterns, Language Usage
Humes, Ann; And Others – 1980
This paper specifies the assessment of those general discourse skills that are needed for effective writing by students in grades one through six. The general discourse skills include planning/organizing, elaborating, proofreading, and editing. An introductory section provides background materials, including explanations of how the skill…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Editing, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Humes, Ann; And Others – 1980
This paper specifies the assessment of those writing skills needed by first through sixth grade students to produce specific discourse products, including descriptive writing, narrative writing, expository writing, persuasive writing, poetry, personal letters, and business letters. An introductory section provides background materials, including…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Letters (Correspondence), Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing
