Assessing Coherence: A Reanalysis of Essays Written for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1969-1979.

Bamberg, Betty

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ERIC Number: EJ305318

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Publication Date: 1984

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Assessing Coherence: A Reanalysis of Essays Written for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 1969-1979.

Bamberg, Betty

Research in the Teaching of English, v18 n3 p305-19 Oct 1984

Describes a study that developed a valid method of assessing coherence based on current linguistic theory and discourse analysis that was then used to reanalyze the "Describe" essays written by 13- and 17-year-old students for the 1969, 1973-74, and 1978-79 NAEP assessments. (HOD)

Descriptors: Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Essays, Holistic Evaluation, Measurement Techniques, Secondary Education, Writing Evaluation, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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