Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ466260
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Application of Assessment Methods to Instruction in a High School Writing Program.
Thompson, Ronald W.; And Others
Evaluation and Program Planning, v16 n2 p153-57 Apr-Jun 1993
A holistic approach was used to evaluate student writing skills in a high school that is part of a residential treatment program. Faculty members scored 740 writing samples in the fall and spring of the 1990-91 school year. Good interrater reliability and significant skill gains for students were found. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Assessment, Essays, High School Students, High Schools, Holistic Approach, Interrater Reliability, Performance Based Assessment, Residential Programs, Scoring, Secondary School Teachers, Statistical Significance, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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