A statewide writing assessment model: Student proficiency and future implications

Assessing Writing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-60

  Dappen, Leon ^a   Isernhagen, Jody ^b   Anderson, Sue ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Educational Service Unit #3   (United States)

Author keywords

Large scale writing assessment; Nebraska STARS; State testing; Statewide writing models; Student writing proficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 45949131695     PISSN: 10752935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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