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ERIC Number: EJ400283
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Choosing an Essay Test Question: It's More than What You Know.
Hayward, Malcolm
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v16 n3 p174-78 Oct 1989
Describes students' reactions to questions on essay tests. Examines relationships in attitudes and essay questions, the effects of readability on student attitudes, and the effects of question length and rhetorical structure. Concludes that certain rhetorical features of essay questions affect how students respond on tests. (KEH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, Essay Tests, Evaluation Methods, Expectation, Higher Education, Performance Factors, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Test Construction, Test Theory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Test Content