This volume reports the results of a series of investigations of the properties of writing tasks, their authors' intentions, and the responses that these tasks evoked in student-writers and teacher-raters. The volume explains how both student-writers and teacher-raters, in their reading of the same topic/text, can arrive at different meanings. The investigations undertaken led the authors to make a number of recommendations about selecting subjects, specifying audience and mode, formulating instructions, and wording the topic. These recommendations are presented in non-technical language in a comprehensive set of Guidelines for Designing Topics for Writing Assessments.
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This volume reports the results of a series of investigations of the properties of writing tasks, their authors' intentions, and the responses that these tasks evoked in student-writers and teacher-raters. The volume explains how both student-writers and teacher-raters, in their reading of the same topic/text, can arrive at different meanings. The investigations undertaken led the authors to make a number of recommendations about selecting subjects, specifying audience and mode, formulating instructions, and wording the topic. These recommendations are presented in non-technical language in a comprehensive set of Guidelines for Designing Topics for Writing Assessments.
Imprint | Praeger Publishers Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Writing Research |
Release date | 1988 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 1988 |
Authors | Leo Ruth, Sandra Murphy |
Dimensions | 235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Cloth over boards |
Pages | 336 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-89391-339-7 |
Barcode | 9780893913397 |
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LSN | 0-89391-339-1 |