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ERIC Number: EJ257717
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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The Sacred Mirror: Testing English 101.
McCracken, Tim; Ashby, W. Allen
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v8 n2 p95-108 Win 1982
Describes a study designed to test whether any teacher's approach to freshman composition improved student writing by holistically scoring student writing samples. Discusses the results, reactions, and implications parallel to a story of a trip to an ancient Greek temple. (HTH)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Research, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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