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Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1992
The purpose of this booklet is to provide administrators, teachers, and students in Alberta, Canada, with samples of students' writing that exemplify the criteria used to score students' written responses on the June 1991 Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test. The Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test consisted of two parts: Part A: Multiple…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
This collection of student essays provides illustrations of the criteria used to grade the composition portion of the sixth-grade achievement test used in Alberta (Canada). An introductory section describes the procedures for selecting the essays used, establishing scoring norms, and scoring the tests, and offers general comments on the writing…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, French
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1999
This report is designed for educators who are involved in teaching, developing, or evaluating curriculum in the elementary schools. It describes the content and application of Florida's fourth grade writing test, and it offers suggestions that might be helpful in preparing students for the assessment. The 1990 Florida legislature mandated the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Expository Writing, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1999
This report is designed for educators who are involved in teaching, developing, or evaluating curriculum in Florida's high schools. It describes the content and application of Florida's 10th grade writing test, and it offers suggestions that might be helpful in preparing students for the assessment. The 1990 Florida legislature mandated the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Expository Writing, Grade 10, High School Students
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Assessment, Testing, and Evaluation Section. – 1999
This report is designed for educators who are involved in teaching, developing, or evaluating curriculum in the middle and junior high schools. It describes the content and application of Florida's eighth grade writing test, and it offers suggestions that might be helpful in preparing students for the assessment. The 1990 Florida legislature…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Expository Writing, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
Kitao, S. Kathleen; Kitao, Kenji – 1996
Testing language skills is difficult, but testing writing, and the writing of students of English as a Second Language, poses two major problems. The first is making decisions about the matter of control, objectivity of the evaluation, and naturalness in the writing test. The second major problem is that, if the test is done in a way that cannot…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Essays, Foreign Countries
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1990
This manual has been prepared for those responsible for interpreting scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). In addition to test interpretation information, the manual describes the test, explains the TOEFL program, and discusses program research activities. The TOEFL was developed in 1963 to test the English-language…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Essay Tests, Expressive Language
Peer reviewedGeyer, Patricia – Social Studies Review, 1994
Maintains that California teachers are now responsible for preparing students for the new California Learning Assessment System (CLAS) test. Discusses the multiple choice, written response, primary source, and essay writing sections of the test. Provides suggestions for scoring essays and having students evaluate each other's writing. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials), Primary Sources
