Language and Reality in Writing Assessment.

White, Edward M.

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ERIC Number: EJ414690

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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Language and Reality in Writing Assessment.

White, Edward M.

College Composition and Communication, v41 n2 p187-200 May 1990

Identifies problems inherent in writing assessment. Suggests that the measurement of minority students' test results can pose difficulties. Cites the practical impossibility of finding objectively true answers to some questions and of making value-free assessments of what students learn. Highlights conflicting views of writing teachers and writing assessment theorists. (SG)

Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Testing Problems, Theory Practice Relationship, Writing (Composition), Writing Achievement, Writing Evaluation, Writing Skills, Writing Teachers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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