Contests and Contexts: Writing and Testing in School.

Clark, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ238520

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Publication Date: 1980-Nov

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Contests and Contexts: Writing and Testing in School.

Clark, Michael

College English, v42 n3 p217-27 Nov 1980

Examines three standardized college composition tests in terms of the context of the assignment and the impact of social influences and the testing situation. Stresses inadequacies inherent to standardized composition testing. (HTH)

Descriptors: College English, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Standardized Tests, Testing, Testing Problems, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills

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Language: English

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