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O'DONNEL, ROY C. – 1963
THIS STUDY HYPOTHESIZED THAT (1) THERE IS A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT CORRELATION BETWEEN ABILITY IN WRITTEN COMPOSITION AND AWARENESS OF STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN ENGLISH, AND (2) THIS CORRELATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE CORRELATION BETWEEN ABILITY IN WRITTEN COMPOSITION AND ABILITY TO VERBALIZE KNOWLEDGE OF RULES AND TERMINOLOGY OF…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Instruction, Grammar, Language Ability
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Download full textMadaus, George F.; Rippey, Robert M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1966
The validity of the multiple-choice Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) Writing Test (1957) was tested by the University of Chicago Center for the Cooperative Study of Instruction. Seven criteria developed by the center to score essay assignments were used to determine the relationship between STEP and actual writing behavior. Of the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Testing, English Instruction, Evaluation Criteria
MISSALL, ELLSWERTH – 1966
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES A 1964-66 PROJECT TO BRING HIGHLY MOTIVATED DISADVANTAGED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO FULL MATRICULATION AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE. THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM OFFERED STUDENTS IN-DEPTH COUNSELING, ENROLLMENT IN SOME OF THE COLLEGE'S REGULAR COURSES, AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. FIRST-YEAR ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS CLASSES WERE LIMITED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Programs, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth
