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Peer reviewedLembke, Erica; Deno, Stanley L.; Hall, Kim – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2003
This study compared alternative measures of early writing performance with 15 second-grade students in a summer program for students at risk. Two- to three-minute samples were obtained of word copying, sentence copying, word dictation, and sentence dictation. Writing from word and sentence dictation correlated best with global judgments of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Curriculum Based Assessment, Grade 2, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedParker, Richard; And Others – Exceptionality: A Research Journal, 1991
Five countable indices of writing quality were examined for their suitability in making special education screening-eligibility decisions, based on writing samples from 2,160 students. Even the best index was only moderately efficient. "Percentage of words spelled correctly" was best overall, and "percentage of correct word sequences" was best for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedParker, 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
