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Peer reviewedPopken, Randall L. – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1989
Compares the rhetorical context of essay exams with that of assignments written outside of class. Reports differences in pedagogical function, prompts, rhetorical function, mechanics, style, and organization. Refutes two common assumptions: that essay exams are not a genre and that they work against students' mastery of writing process skills.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Essay Tests, Essays, Higher Education
