Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ716779
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Oct-1
Pages: 4
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
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The Negative Impact of Testing Writing Skills
Thomas, Paul
Educational Leadership, v62 n2 p76 Oct 2004
New writing components in standardized tests can have negative impact on classroom writing skills. Some of the steps that an educator should take in order to improve writing instruction when a standardized test fails to address the needs of the students and schools are described.
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Standardized Tests, Writing Instruction, Writing Teachers, Educational Improvement, Teaching Methods, Student Needs, Student Evaluation
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Web site: http://www.ascd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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