Assessing the writing of deaf college students: Reevaluating a direct assessment of writing

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 96-105

  Schley, Sara ^a   Albertini, John ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WRITING;

EID: 21644488216     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/eni006     Document Type: Article

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