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ERIC Number: EJ475640
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
A Responsible Evaluation Instrument and Its Impact on a Developmental Writing Program.
Cameron, Thomas D.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v20 n4 p313-23 Dec 1993
Describes and discusses the Rio Grande Holistic Scale (a grading scale developed at the Rio Grande Campus of Austin Community College). Notes that the scale has been so successful that it now undergirds the entire basic writing program, crystallizing student thinking about the process of writing, unifying grading criteria, informing course content, and sequencing curriculum. (SR)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Evaluation Criteria, Grading, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Program Descriptions, Writing Evaluation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Austin Community College TX
Note: Special Issue: Assessment.