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ERIC Number: EJ642262
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
Direct and Indirect Writing Assessments: Examining Issues of Equity and Utility (corrected version).
Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v23 n3 p275-92 Fall 2001
Compared performances of 3,300 third graders 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
Note: Article corrects note-numbering and type-setting errors in the original version, published in the Spring 2001 issue of "Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis" (TM 523 711).