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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability/Testing. – 1999
The purpose of this report is to provide information about the level of student performance in the area of writing based on results for 1998-99 from the annual on-demand writing sample of the North Carolina Writing Assessment at grades 4, 7, and 10 (English II). It notes student performance increased at grades 4 and 7 when compared to student…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Holistic Evaluation, Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education
Vickers, Daisy – 1990
The North Carolina Annual Testing Program assessed the writing skills of students in Grade 6 and Grade 8 in the 1989-90 school year. Sixth-grade students were asked to write a clarification composition focusing on a special day and explaining to the reader why the day is special, and eighth-grade students were asked to write a letter to their…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Expository Writing, Grade 6
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1989
The MAT-6 Writing Test (The Psychological Corporation, 1986) was administered to Oklahoma students in grades 7 and 10 in February 1989, in compliance with state law. The inception, implementation procedures, assessment instruments, and results of the Writing Assessment Component of the Oklahoma School Testing Program are described. District-level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Diagnosis, Grade 10
PDF pending restorationNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Research. – 1986
This report describes the North Carolina Annual Testing Programs writing task which was administered in 1985-86. Grade six students were tested on their ability to write a clarification composition; while grade 8 students were evaluated on their skills in writing a persuasive composition. The timed composition (50 minutes) was scored by two…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), Elementary Education
Ballator, Nada; Farnum, Marisa; Kaplan, Bruce – 1999
Supplementary to "NAEP 1996 Trends in Academic Progress," this report describes two aspects of writing for which change has been measured since 1984: writing fluency as determined by holistic scoring; and mastery of the conventions of written English as determined by mechanics scoring. The introduction discusses the layout and means of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11, Grade 4
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1993
An essay to test writing skill has been administered to North Carolina sixth and eighth graders for 10 years. In 1992-93, fourth graders were also tested. Each year compositions are graded by readers trained to apply a uniform set of criteria to the essays. Composition criteria are main ideas, supporting detail, organization, and coherence. A…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Essay Tests
Resnick, Lauren; And Others – 1993
The New Standards Project (NSP) is an effort to create a state- and district-based assessment and professional development system to serve as a catalyst for major educational reform. As part of a professional development strategy tied to assessment, 114 teachers, curriculum supervisors, and assessment directors, representing 23 states and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
