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Baron, Joan Boykoff – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
The Connecticut Assessment of Educational Progress assesses writing traits using different approaches to diagnose students' skills. These include multiple choice, direct assessment, "revising test," dictation, and note-taking. These measures and scoring guides are used to assess several elements of good writing. (DWH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Essay Tests, Holistic Evaluation, Minimum Competencies
Law, Alexander I – 1979
During the 1978-79 school year, all third grade pupils in California public schools were tested in reading achievement. Tests of reading, written expression, spelling, and mathematics were administered to all sixth and twelfth graders. Various subtests of the Survey of Basic Skills, which was developed specifically for the California Assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment