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Peer reviewedKegley, Pamela H. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1986
To determine the reliability of evaluation decisions about student writing competency across modes of discourse, a large sample of students was randomly assigned a writing task in one of four modes of discourse. Results provide evidence that mode of discourse must be considered when judging the adequacy of student writing. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Descriptive Writing, Discourse Analysis, Discourse Modes
Prater, Doris – 1982
A study was conducted to compare the writing performance of tenth grade students across three modes of discourse. Subjects were 80 students who had been classified as "masters" or "nonmasters" of writing based on their scores on the writing section of the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills. The students were assigned three…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Descriptive Writing, Evaluation Methods, Expository Writing
