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Evaluating Growth in English by Alan C. Purves - 1977If one were to ask most English teachers how they evaluate their
students' progress, they would mention tests and papers. English
teaching, dealing as it does most frequently with the written word,
finds its measure in the written word. The term paper and the essay
examination have long predominated as evaluation instruments in
English syllabi from elementary school to graduate school. These
papers could be used as indices of the pupils' knowledge of and
profieieney with the subject matter of English: language, literature,
and media. They might alternatively be used as indices of the students'
proficiency in the medium of writing itself. In general, judgment
of a student's progress would come after the student gave an
answer, and would not be involved in the question.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below: | This article originally appeared as NSSE Yearbook Vol 76, No. 1. |
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- Alan Purves
University of Illinois
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ALAN C. PURVES works at the Curriculum Laboratory at the University of Illinois.
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