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Essay Examination Topics and Students' Writing.

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Hoetker, James – College Composition and Communication, 1982

Discusses problems in designing and interpreting research on the effects of topics used in essay exams, particularly minimum competency exams. Reviews current research on the effects of topics and their presentation. (HTH)

Descriptors: Essay Tests, Higher Education, Minimum Competency Testing, Research Methodology

Limitations of the Tests in the Light of Recent Research in Reading and Learning: Problems, Possiblities, and a Program for Change.

Cole, Jack N. – 1982

Arguing that educational testing has not grown with the theory and knowledge base of the reading field, this paper cites the current configuration of testing as a major contributor to the instructional stagnation, methodological back-to-basics movement, and general lack of excitement and true innovation found in classrooms and schools today. The…

Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing