ERIC Number: ED319752
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Apr
Pages: 30
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Relevant Writing Assessment: Instructionally-Sound Alternative Testing.
Matter, M. Kevin; And Others
The writing assessment used in grade 10 of the Cherry Creek, (Colorado) schools is described. Over the past 3 years, the focus of the assessment has changed from an assessment heavily weighted on multiple-choice items, with minimal constructed response tasks, to an assessment based entirely on a written product. Students are provided with multiple sessions to draft, revise, and edit; they must then compose a final copy of an essay. In this way, the level of performance reflects a real-life situation, in which one has a chance to revise work with less time constraints than are present in conventional writing assessments that force a student to complete an essay in one sitting. The grade 10 language arts assessment is a year-long process, with the following components: (1) development or redevelopment of the scoring guide; (2) selection of the scoring team; (2) selection of topics; (4) the student writing process; (5) research and evaluation by the staff; (6) training of scorers; (7) scoring of papers; (8) feedback to students; and (9) feedback from scorers to educators. Attachments include scoring guides, the assessment booklet, and other information related to scoring. (SLD)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Cherry Creek School District 5, Englewood, CO.
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