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Direct linkOlinghouse, Natalie G.; Zheng, Jinjie; Morlock, Larissa – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2012
This study evaluated large-scale state writing assessments for the inclusion of motivational characteristics in the writing task and written prompt. We identified 6 motivational variables from the authentic activity literature: time allocation, audience specification, audience intimacy, definition of task, allowance for multiple perspectives, and…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Writing Achievement, Audiences
Download full textPennsylvania Department of Education, 2010
This handbook describes the responsibilities of district and school assessment coordinators in the administration of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). This updated guidebook contains the following sections: (1) General Assessment Guidelines for All Assessments; (2) Writing Specific Guidelines; (3) Reading and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Guides, Educational Assessment, Writing Tests
Crawford, Lindy; Smolkowski, Keith – Assessing Writing, 2008
Students in grades 5 and 8 completed a state writing assessment, and their first and final drafts on the extended writing portion of the test were copied and scored using the state writing rubric. The rubric consisted of three primary traits: Content and Organization, Style and Fluency, and Language Use. Scorers were blind to the study purpose and…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Grade 8, Grade 5
Dappen, Leon; Isernhagen, Jody; Anderson, Sue – Assessing Writing, 2008
This paper is an examination of statewide district writing achievement gain data from the Nebraska Statewide Writing Assessment system and implications for statewide assessment writing models. The writing assessment program is used to gain compliance with the United States No Child Left Behind Law (NCLB), a federal effort to influence school…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Writing Achievement
Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2005
Students in New Hampshire will not be alone when they will take their new state mathematics and reading tests. Their fellow students in Rhode Island and Vermont will be taking the same exams along with them. This article reports that New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont have joined forces to create reading and math tests in grades 3-8. They…
Descriptors: State Officials, Mathematics Tests, Costs, Writing Tests
New Mexico Public Education Department, 2007
This manual has been prepared for all New Mexico Statewide Assessment Program (NMSAP) assessment administrators, teachers, school specialists, and principals. It includes information about the following topics: PED contacts, New Mexico Standards Based Assessments (SBA), Grades 3-8 and 11; New Mexico High School Competency Examination (NMHSCE);…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Student Placement, Performance Based Assessment, Minimum Competency Testing
