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Direct linkPalfreyman, David M., Ed.; van der Walt, Christa, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2017
Research on academic literacy within higher education has focused almost exclusively on the development of academic literacy in English. This book is unique in showing how students use other languages when they engage with written academic content--whether in reading, discussing, or writing--and how increasingly multilingual higher education…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingual Education, Multiple Literacies, College Students
Westhuizen, Duan vd – Commonwealth of Learning, 2016
This work starts with a brief overview of education in developing countries, to contextualise the use of the guidelines. Although this document is intended to be a practical tool, it is necessary to include some theoretical analysis of the concept of online assessment. This is given in Sections 3 and 4, together with the identification and…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods
Reiser, Robert A. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1980
Describes an analytical approach to scoring essay questions that involves four steps: (1) specifying features answers to the essay question should contain; (2) specifying criteria for judging adequacy of those features; (3) assigning point values to those criteria; and (4) reading student answers, using the criteria to determine their scores.…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Criteria, Essays, Methods
Barkaoui, Khaled – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2007
Essay tests are widely used to assess ESL/EFL learners' writing abilities for instructional, administrative, and research purposes. Relevant literature was searched to identify 70 empirical studies on ESL/EFL essay tests. The majority of these studies examined task, essay, and rater effects on essay rating and scores. Less attention has been given…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedBeames, Dale – Science Teacher, 1996
Describes a project that uses essays to supplement or supplant the traditional methods of teaching science at the high school level. Presents two examples of essays used, the rationale for using them, and suggestions for implementing this project in the high school science classroom. (JRH)
Descriptors: Essays, Interdisciplinary Approach, Nontraditional Education, Secondary Education
New, Thomas – 1990
This resource text was designed to provide suggestions and ideas that might be helpful in developing an advanced placement/honors U.S. history course. It opens with tips on teaching essay skills, sample essay examinations, strategies for incorporating essays into lesson plans, document-based question guidelines/hints, and strategies for grading…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Students, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Bryan, Frank M. – Teaching Political Science, 1983
College students enrolled in a senior level political science seminar were assigned to read books and then write essays that uncovered one critical flaw in the work. The class was divided into teams to debate the value of the critiques. A mock trial format was used for the debates. (RM)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Course Descriptions, Debate, Essays
Fitzpatrick, Mike – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
The author states that by neglecting to give essay tests, teachers not only eliminate the motivation to read and write but also fail to test for a deep understanding of the material. The author presents guidelines for designing essay questions. (CT)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Guidelines, Teaching Methods, Test Construction
Peer reviewedSchiller, David – Exercise Exchange, 1979
Describes a test to determine students' understanding of poetry that avoids the difficulties of objective tests and involves the students with poetry on the test. (TJ)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Essay Tests, Literary Criticism, Poetry
Pennington, Linda – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1989
Because the new General Educational Development Test emphasizes essay writing, the author presents ideas for teaching and evaluating essays, teaching critical thinking and reasoning skills, and using the concept of teacher-as-learner as an effective role model. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Critical Thinking, Essays
McCue, Edward, Ed.; Talaske, Richard H., Ed. – 1990
This publication provides essays on the acoustical design of music education facilities and reproductions of posters describing 50 projects presented at the 117th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of American held in Syracuse, New York in May 1989. Essays are as follows: "Introduction to the Design Process" (Richard Talaske); "The…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Essays
Jones, John A. – Instructor, 1979
Presents expert advice on how to write effective tests and offers suggestions for teaching children how to take tests. (JMB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Essay Tests, Objective Tests, Teaching Methods
Download full textRobson, Rosalie; Barreiro, Mathilda – 1989
This guide was developed to help teachers prepare adult students for the essay writing section of the General Educational Development (GED) tests. It informs teachers of what is expected of students on the essay section of the GED examination, and leads them through the writing process in preparation for teaching students how to write an essay.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Essay Tests
Hess, Frederick M. – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2006
The author forthrightly declares in this book of essays on school reform that teachers are no more saintly than anyone else, that poor schools should be closed and lousy teachers should be fired, that philanthropy may sometimes do more harm than good, that teaching experience is not essential to being a school principal, that schools should be…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Experience, Essays, Competition
Nitecki, Joseph Z. – 1995
This study is a sequel to "Metalibrarianship." The previous work formulated a specific model for the philosophical interpretation of librarianship, and the present essay provides a wide-ranging reference to different views on the philosophy of librarianship. The review of philosophical viewpoints about library information science (LIS)…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Criticism, Essays, Higher Education
