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Direct linkCollier, Diane R.; Kendrick, Maureen – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2016
At the same time that creativity, play, and inquiry are receiving special focus in academic, professional, and educational settings, mandated assessments have never been more prominent, despite public debates that question the value of such testing. In the context of these apparently contradictory developments in literacy education, as a…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Learning Modalities, Case Studies, Writing Evaluation
Download full textRochester, Paul M. – Online Submission, 2014
Every Child a Writer is a genre-based model of writing instruction promoted by the National Literacy Coalition. This paper reports on Colorado schools implementing the model. Statistical analyses of achievement patterns in implementing schools were compared to statewide achievement results. A student cohort design across multiple years was…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Program Evaluation, Models, Literary Genres
Argys, Richard – English Journal, 2008
Teachers across the country consider the best methods to teach writing in the middle school and high school. They aspire for students to produce writing aimed at real audiences and purposes, writing that follows the author's thinking and leads readers to discoveries about the topic. Many teachers believe that a formula in writing could offer…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Exit Examinations, Process Approach (Writing)
Crawford, L.; Helwig, R.; Tindal, G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2004
Students in Grades 5 and 8 completed a 30-minute writing performance assessment and a writing performance assessment completed over 3 days. Assessments were evaluated on four traits (ideas, organization, conventions, and sentence fluency). A significant interaction was found at Grade 5 between length of time allotted for the assessment and…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 5, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests
Marchesani, Richard J. – 1992
A practicum sought to improve student writing and student attitude towards writing through a performance-based assessment which featured peer and teacher conferencing, holistic grading, and publication of material written by students. The practicum involved seventh and eighth graders and five teachers who instituted all aspects of the writing…
Descriptors: Holistic Evaluation, Junior High Schools, Performance Based Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Romeo, Lynn – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2008
This article presents a comprehensive model of daily, classroom informal writing assessment that is constantly linked to instruction and the characteristics of proficient writers. Methods for promoting teacher, student, and parent collaboration and their roles in dialoguing, conferencing, and reflection are discussed. Strategies for including…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Self Efficacy, Informal Assessment
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Developed by classroom teachers during the development phase of Minnesota's Graduation Standards, this performance package is made up of locally designed assignments that, taken together, show whether a student has learned and can apply the knowledge and skills related to writing for a variety of academic and technical purposes, situations, and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Activities, Editorials, Essays
Tchudi, Stephen, Ed. – 1997
The result of an investigation into the grading writing by the National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Alternatives to Grading Student Writing, this collection of essays offers the writing teacher several innovative and interesting options. Following an introduction by the editor (chair of the Committee), in which he delineates the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading
Minnesota State Dept. of Children, Families, and Learning, St. Paul. – 1998
Developed by classroom teachers during the development phase of Minnesota's Graduation Standards, this performance package is made up of locally designed assignments that, taken together, show whether a student has learned and can apply the knowledge and skills related to writing short stories and letters for a variety of academic and technical…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Academic Standards, Class Activities, Intermediate Grades
Hamilton, Anne C. – 1992
The development of written language and its functions were studied for 236 second graders (from four locations in the surrounding Birmingham, Alabama area) in 6 traditional and 6 writing process classrooms. Pen pal letters to undergraduates and written samples were obtained from three students from each class. Writing process classrooms reflect…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
