Oral Assessment as a Tool for Enhancing Students' Written Expression in Social Studies.

Superville, Linda Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ646336

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Publication Date: 2001

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Oral Assessment as a Tool for Enhancing Students' Written Expression in Social Studies.

Superville, Linda Karen

Social Studies, v92 n3 p121-25 May-Jun 2001

Presents a case study of 29 students who were all academic underachievers. Uses only oral assessment to determine the students' progress in a unit of work on physical and human resources. Provides the rationale, procedure, and the initial and final student evaluations. Discusses four limitations of oral assessment. (CMK)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Benefits, Higher Education, Low Achievement, Questionnaires, Self Esteem, Skill Development, Social Studies, Student Improvement, Units of Study, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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