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ERIC Number: EJ537319
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Suggestions for Responding to the Dilemma of Grading Students' Writing.
Anderson, Rebecca S.; Speck, Bruce W.
English Journal, v86 n1 p21-27 Jan 1997
Discusses the four-week summer Memphis (Tennessee) Urban Writing Institute, during which a furor erupted over the dilemma of grading. Provide a number of approaches to grading students' writing, including minimalist grading, cassette grading, collaborative grading, and portfolio grading. Suggests that teachers consider the grading dilemma and become agents for change. (RS)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grading, Portfolio Assessment, Program Descriptions, Summer Programs, Teacher Improvement, Urban Education, Writing Evaluation
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Alternative Assessment.