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ERIC Number: EJ347052
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Life without Scan-Tron: Tests as Thinking.
Posner, Richard
English Journal, v76 n2 p35-38 Feb 1987
Claims that written tests are superior to objective, scan-tron tests in literature, composition, and vocabulary because they require students to think on paper. Describes the following types of in-class written tests and examines the advantages of each: literary essay, topical composition, imitation, brief answer, timed rewrites, and vocabulary tests. (JD)
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Test Construction, Test Theory, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scan Tron Testing