Assessing Writing Ability: What Are the Issues, Approaches?

Wansor, Collin T.

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“…Some children may have greater deficiencies in writing skills development than others (Grinnell, 1988). The most critical areas should be remediated first (Wansor, 1986).…”

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Writing performance is increasingly included in state assessments of student academic performance such as the Florida Writes exam given in the fourth, eighth and eleventh grades. The importance attributed to writing is also evident at a national level. The Department of Education, through the National Center for Educational Statistics, prepared a 1990 portfolio study to explore new methods for collecting students' school-based writing (Gentile, 1992). The 1990 study revealed the types of writing used by students in grades four and eight. Of the total writing produced by children in grades four and eight, informative writing in grade four comprised 51% of the total writing and in grade eight 59%. Thirty-six percent of the total writing in grade four, and 30% of the total writing in grade eight was narrative. The majority of writing in grades four and eight were either informative or narrative in style. The 1990 study also looked for evidence of process writing strategies in students' writing and it was evident in 38% of the writing of children in grade four and 43% of the writing of children in grade eight. In 1992, further interest in

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“…Some children may have greater deficiencies in writing skills development than others (Grinnell, 1988). The most critical areas should be remediated first (Wansor, 1986).…”

Section: The Writing Skills Of Students With Learning Disabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Using Gaskin's and Elliott's objectives, a hierarchy emerges: content, organization, effectiveness, and mechanics. Writing activities should be structured to address these deficiencies within the context of social writing (Wansor, 1986).…”

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The effects of social skills training on the writing skills of middle school students with learning disabilities

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Assessing Writing Ability: What Are the Issues, Approaches?

Abstract: Can the writing ability of students really be assessed by using standardized, objective tests? This question is explored here along with a discussion of the alternatives and some advice for principals to help their English and language arts teachers con front the issue.

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