Writing to the Rubric: Lingering Effects of Traditional Standardized Testing on Direct Writing Assessment

Education remains heavily shackled by punitive, test-driven reform. Despite reasonable alternatives, testing increasingly drives educational accountability and reform. Standardization of direct writing assessments promotes scoring reliability and facilitates educational comparisons and rankings. How...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phi Delta Kappan 1999-05, Vol.80 (9), p.673-679
1. Verfasser:	Mabry, Linda
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic Achievement Achievement tests Analysis Beliefs, opinions and attitudes Creative writing Education Education policy Education reform Educational evaluation Educational Research Educational standards Educational tests Educational tests and measurements Educators Elementary Secondary Education Examinations Interrater Reliability Job performance standards Middle School Teachers Performance Assessment Performance Based Assessment Performance tests Scoring Rubrics Standardization Standardized Tests Students Test Reliability Test scores Test Validity Testing Writing Writing instruction Writing Tests
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Zusammenfassung:	Education remains heavily shackled by punitive, test-driven reform. Despite reasonable alternatives, testing increasingly drives educational accountability and reform. Standardization of direct writing assessments promotes scoring reliability and facilitates educational comparisons and rankings. However, standardized writing is not good writing, which demands individualized expression. (40 references) (MLH)
ISSN:	0031-7217 1940-6487