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Peer reviewedHalpin, Gerald; Halpin, Glennelle – Reading Improvement, 1982
Suggests that direct and indirect measures of writing ability tend to tap similar skills. Concludes that educational decisions about competence in writing can be be made by using a combination of direct and indirect means. (FL)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Peer reviewedVeal, Ramon L.; Hudson, Sally Ann – Research in the Teaching of English, 1983
Reports on a study that compared the potential validity, reliability, and costs of several direct and indirect measures of writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Holistic Evaluation, Objective Tests
Peer reviewedPeckham, Irvin – English Journal, 1987
Criticizes the California Assessment Program (CAP) prior to l987 for testing writing skills objectively. Describes the specific improvements in the new CAP Directed Writing Assessment which focuses on the most important characteristics necessary to a particular type of writing rather than those that are common to all types.(NH)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Measurement Techniques, Objective Tests, Performance Based Assessment
