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Issues and Problems in Writing Assessment.
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White, Edward M. – Assessing Writing, 1994
Identifies the many different groups of scholars, teachers, administrators, and other professionals who lay claim to the field of writing assessment. Describes the various positions, and outlines the major beliefs and assumptions about what is important and valuable. Examines an intolerance for other positions within each position, and identifies…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Teacher Attitudes, Writing Evaluation
Language and Reality in Writing Assessment.
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White, Edward M. – College Composition and Communication, 1990
Identifies problems inherent in writing assessment. Suggests that the measurement of minority students' test results can pose difficulties. Cites the practical impossibility of finding objectively true answers to some questions and of making value-free assessments of what students learn. Highlights conflicting views of writing teachers and writing…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Testing Problems
Teaching and Assessing Writing: Recent Advances in Understanding, Evaluating, and Improving Student Performance. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded.
White, Edward M. – 1994
Reorganized and revised, the second edition of this book provides the latest theoretical and practical materials that instructors across the disciplines will need to help students build strong writing skills. It offers suggestions about how to develop effective writing assignments; and it evaluates various methods of assessing student writing,…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Reading Writing Relationship, Student Evaluation