Parents as Assessors of Student Writing: Enlarging the Community of Learners.

Howard, Kathryn; LeMahieu, Paul G.

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ERIC Number: EJ510987

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Publication Date: 1995

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Parents as Assessors of Student Writing: Enlarging the Community of Learners.

Howard, Kathryn; LeMahieu, Paul G.

Teaching and Change, v2 n4 p392-414 Sum 1995

Describes a productive collaboration between a teacher and a researcher who explored the procedures and consequences of involving parents in assessing their children's writing. An analysis of participants' responses to this role suggested it met with success. Suggestions for how the activity can be used as a valuable part of the educational process in classrooms are included. (SM)

Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Portfolio Assessment, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Writing Evaluation, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania

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