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Changing Practices In The Assessment Of Writing A Discipline Redefining Itself, Marie E. Schleiff
Changing Practices In The Assessment Of Writing A Discipline Redefining Itself, Marie E. Schleiff
Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection
This thesis concerns how changes in the assessment of writing mirror the historical changes in the purposes and methodologies in education. We have witnessed a dramatic shift from the viewing and testing of writing as a series of sub-skills, with emphasis on error-avoidance and correctness of form, to viewing both the process of writing and its assessment as a means of discovery, reflection, and learning. New practices in the evaluation of writing reflect knowledge of how writing occurs and how it is taught. Results of a survey conducted over two years show high school students' responses to traditional and new …
Institutional Assessment At Western Washington University For The 1995-1997 Biennium (January, 1996), Joseph E. Trimble
Institutional Assessment At Western Washington University For The 1995-1997 Biennium (January, 1996), Joseph E. Trimble
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
In identifying and organizing its research, program evaluation, and outcomes assessment activities Western Washington University's Office of lnstitutional Assessment and Testing (OIAT) strives to obtain and generate data and information that attempts to provide answers to the following fundamental questions: 1) What do we look like as an institution and how can we improve the quality of the academic and sociocultural climate? 2) What factors contribute to general and specific changes in Western students' attitudes, knowledge, and skills? 3) How can we enrich classroom and instructional experiences to advance and promote effective learning? 4) How successful is each component of …
Are Teaching Evaluation Questionnaires Valid? Assessing The Evidence, Larry D. Barnett
Are Teaching Evaluation Questionnaires Valid? Assessing The Evidence, Larry D. Barnett
Larry D Barnett
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