Writing beyond Testing:

Nelson, G. Lynn

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ERIC Number: EJ632277

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Writing beyond Testing: "The Word as an Instrument of Creation."

Nelson, G. Lynn

English Journal, v91 n1 p57-61 Sep 2001

Hopes that all young people in schools might have English classes that teach them spelling, punctuation and correctness but also help them toward the personal discovery of the Word as an instrument of creation, a power that lies within all of them, a power that might save them. (SG)

Descriptors: Creativity, English Instruction, Grammar, Secondary Education, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Test Validity, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Assessing Ourselves to Death.