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Kort, Melissa Sue – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1991
Although classroom assessment techniques resemble common writing exercises, they offer college composition instructors insight into effective instruction. Their use can also lead to classroom research projects and further faculty development. An example of such an exercise is to have students write a one-minute paper on classroom instruction in…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Meade, Martin J. – 1983
It is possible to use writing assignments in college psychology courses as a means of teaching subject matter and writing without substantially increasing instructor workload. There are two sets of strategies for dealing with the problem of limited time and energy, one pertaining to the writing assignment itself, the other to evaluating such…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Psychology

Strackbein, Deanna; Tillman, Montague – Journal of Reading, 1987
Provides teachers with instructions on effectively using student journals in classes at all levels. Gives examples of different types of personal writing students can engage in, suggests ways to respond to them, and lists benefits of and reservations about using journals in writing classes. (SKC)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Diaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Willmott, Chris – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2007
In recent years academics have commonly bemoaned the lack of essay-writing ability exhibited by their students. Whether or not the halcyon era in which undergraduates routinely knew how to construct a persuasive essay ever truly existed, it is certainly the case that contemporary students can benefit from advice on preparation of a long-format…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Essays, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods
Carlson, Diana M.; Roellich, Carol – 1983
With use of a carefully planned program of peer evaluation, the teacher can develop students' skills in analysis, evaluation, proofreading, and punctuation. Giving each student a copy of the "Indicator for Rating Performance, Grades 6-12," the teacher explains that the 11 essential parts of any written work are each described and given a specific…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grading, Grammar
Olson, Carol Booth, Ed. – 1986
A collaborative effort on the part of teachers from and consultants for the University of California, Irvine/California Writing Project, this guide presents ideas for teaching writing as a process at all levels of the curriculum. Each section of the guide presents an essay introducing the section topic, followed by practical ideas for teaching…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Prewriting, Research Papers (Students)

Hobson, Eric H. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Describes an assessment strategy used by pharmacy faculty to grade student writing in a large-class, lecture-based course, outlining the steps the instructors took to recast an existing writing assignment so that it is carefully constructed and articulated, can be assessed quickly and consistently by multiple assessors (self, peer, instructor),…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Assignments, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Fidalgo, Reyes I. – 1996
Use of a directed creative writing exercise to assess intermediate language students' skills is discussed. The technique was developed for second-year college Spanish instruction as an alternative to conventional writing tests in which anxiety or lack of motivation may inhibit performance. Differences in the nature of language skills (listening,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Class Activities, Classroom Communication
Bratcher, Suzanne, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1987
Intended to provide language arts teachers with practical ideas to help students become better writers, this focused journal issue addresses writing instruction at all levels, from elementary school through college. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Intuitive Writing" (J. Hise); (2) "Tutoring the…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education