Assessing Writing: Theory and Practice.

Greenberg, Karen L.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Assessing Writing: Theory and Practice.

Greenberg, Karen L.

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, (Assessing Students' Learning) n34 p47-58 Sum 1988

Writing is central to learning and to evaluation of student progress. Holistically scored writing samples, portfolios, and evaluative grids provide effective assessments of writing proficiency and show students that writing is an essential communication skill. Writing assignments also can be used to evaluate learning in a discipline. (Author)

Descriptors: Assignments, College Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Intellectual Disciplines, Peer Evaluation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation, Test Selection, Writing Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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