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Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2001
Compared performances of 3,300 third graders on a performance-based writing test and a multiple choice test of writing skills. Overall, results support the view that performance-based writing assessment is relatively fair and that it measures learning tasks that are related to the school's curriculum. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Multiple Choice Tests
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Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2001
Compared performances of third graders (n=3,300) on a performance-based writing test and a multiple choice test of writing skills. Overall, results support the view that performance-based writing assessment is relatively fair and that it measures learning tasks that are related to the school's curriculum. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Multiple Choice Tests
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Mackie, Clare; Dockrell, Julie E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2004
Children with specific language impairment (SLI) have associated difficulties in reading decoding and reading comprehension. To date, few research studies have examined the children's written language. The aim of the present study was to (a) evaluate the nature and extent of the children's difficulties with writing and (b) investigate the…
Descriptors: Written Language, Syntax, Writing Evaluation, Age
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Thomas, P. L. – English Journal, 2005
The advantages and limitations of using computers in writing assessment and instruction are discussed. The English teachers feel that even though computers and computer programs offer huge benefits for the teaching of writing to students, they cannot be used as a substitute for humans in the ultimate evaluation of a composition written by them.
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, High Stakes Tests, English Teachers
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Johnson, Martin – Literacy, 2004
This study follows from a previous study into children's attitudes to writing test stimulus features. In that study the views of 192 English eleven-year-olds were surveyed using a questionnaire. The survey found that the children were mainly influenced by features that they felt contributed to task difficulty. A qualitative study was designed in…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Writing Tests, Student Attitudes, Cognitive Processes
O'Day, Shannon – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2006
Standardized writing tests focus more on content than mechanics, but writing instruction typically focuses more on mechanics than content. Plot scaffolds, can help teachers fix the balance and help foster creativity and originality in students' writing. In this practical guide, elementary and middle school teachers will find: (1) a research-based…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Writing Tests, Mentors, Creative Writing
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) earned a performance grade of "B" for the second year in a row and was just seven points short of the points required to earn an "A." This Research Capsule summarizes several key elements that contributed to the district's achievement. Results indicate that, in most cases, students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Student Evaluation, Racial Differences
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Handwerk, Phil – ETS Research Report Series, 2007
Online high schools are growing significantly in number, popularity, and function. However, little empirical data has been published about the effectiveness of these institutions. This research examined the frequency of group work and extended essay writing among online Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) students, and how these tasks may have…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Placement, Computer Assisted Testing, Models
Benjamin, Amy – Eye on Education, 2006
This book helps educators improve students' ability to write clear, coherent essays in response to on-demand writing prompts. While it focuses on students' abilities to succeed at on-demand writing, it also promotes the teaching of writing as an expression of art and self. For grades 4-12, it provides examples of responses to narrative and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Essays, Essay Tests
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1997
These two booklets contain a variety of information about the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP), which assessed for the first time in April 1997 all fourth-grade classrooms in the content areas of reading and writing. The first booklet, the Demonstration Booklet, discusses the history and purpose of the assessment; assessment design;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Reading Achievement
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Boykin, Kathleen G. – 1991
By being creative in preparing tests and by allowing creativity on the part of students, language teachers can incorporate many of the principles associated with proficiency-oriented instruction into a traditional test format. Such test strategies are based on the following: (1) testing in context is better than testing with a series of unrelated…
Descriptors: Creativity, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Instruction
Hamp-Lyons, Liz; Prochnow, Sheila – 1991
This study investigated the effect of writing task topic on learner performance in a second-language writing test, in this case the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery designed to test proficiency in English as a Second Language. The 64 topics or "prompts" used in the test (offered as pairs of options) were categorized according…
Descriptors: Cues, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Wake County Public School System, Raleigh, NC. Dept. of Evaluation and Research. – 2001
The Writing Assessment, part of the North Carolina End-of-Grade testing program, is required by the State for students in grades 4 and 7. The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) also tested students in grades 5 and 8 who did not receive a score of 2.5 or higher the previous year, but results for those students are not included in this report.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Sultana, Qaisar; Kay, Lisa – 2000
This study was conducted to determine whether the writing skills, as measured by the University Writing Requirement (UWR), of Kentucky high school graduates who had participated in Kentucky's Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) writing portfolios had improved in comparison with their peers in the past who had not done the writing…
Descriptors: Educational Change, High School Graduates, High Schools, Portfolio Assessment
Maine State Dept. of Education, Augusta. – 1998
This manual presents information and instructions for test administrators in administering the 1998-99 version of the writing session of the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA). Sections of the manual present a checklist for test administrators; changes and reminders to the MEA for 1998-99; responsibilities of test administrators (scheduling,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Test Format
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