Teaching to the Test: Sometimes a Good Practice.

Shaugnessy, Anne

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ERIC Number: EJ481027

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Teaching to the Test: Sometimes a Good Practice.

Shaugnessy, Anne

English Journal, v83 n4 p54-56 Apr 1994

Describes the methods by which one teacher prepared eighth-grade language arts students for the Florida Writing Assessment exam. Considers the pros and cons of such activities. Advocates activities in which students are asked to evaluate each other's writing. (HB)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English Curriculum, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Test Coaching, Testing, Writing Evaluation, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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