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ERIC Number: EJ432506
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Poststructural Theory and Writing Assessment: "Heady, Esoteric Theory" Revisited.
Hourigan, Maureen M.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v18 n3 p191-95 Oct 1991
Argues that poststructural literary theory raises concerns about the validity of holistic scoring. Concludes that, in the case of large-scale writing assessment, failure to consider the implications of poststructural theory can result in reliable but hardly valid readings of students' essays. (PRA)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation, Literature, Writing Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literary Theory; Poststructuralism