Direct and Indirect Writing Assessments: Examining Issues of Equity and Utility.

Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian

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ERIC Number: EJ633947

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Publication Date: 2001

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Direct and Indirect Writing Assessments: Examining Issues of Equity and Utility.

Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v23 n1 p19-36 Spr 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, Performance Based Assessment, Primary Education, Writing Tests

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Language: English

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