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ERIC Number: EJ633947
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
Direct and Indirect Writing Assessments: Examining Issues of Equity and Utility.
Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v23 n1 p19-36 Spr 2001
Compared performances of third graders (n=3,300) on a performance-based writing test and a multiple choice test of writing skills. Overall, results support the view that performance-based writing assessment is relatively fair and that it measures learning tasks that are related to the school's curriculum. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Primary Education, Writing Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Indirect Assessment