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Title: Assessment-Driven Improvements in Middle School Students' Writing
Language: English
Authors: Andrade, Heidi, Buff, Colleen, Terry, Joe, Erano, Marilyn, Paolino, Shaun
Source: Middle School Journal (J1). Mar 2009 40(4):4-12.
Availability: National Middle School Association. 4151 Executive Parkway Suite 300, Westerville, OH 43081. Tel: 800-528-6672; Tel: 800-528-6672; Fax: 614-895-4750; e-mail: info@nmsa.org; Web site: http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/tabid/435/Default.aspx
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2009
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Language Arts, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students, Writing Instruction, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Middle School Teachers, Feedback (Response), Social Studies, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Peer Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Writing Skills, College School Cooperation, Scoring Rubrics, Teaching Methods, Transfer of Training, Scores, African American Students, Special Needs Students
Geographic Terms: New York
ISSN: 0094-0771
Abstract: In the fall of 2005 the principal and teachers at Knickerbacker Middle School (KMS) were worried. KMS was a "School in Good Standing" but had not hit federal or state benchmarks because of low subgroup scores on the English Language Arts (ELA) test--especially scores received by economically disadvantaged students, about half of this urban school's student population. KMS would be identified as a "School in Need of Improvement" in 2006 if the ELA scores did not improve. This article chronicles a successful attempt by the authors and their colleagues to teach writing by making improvements in the assessment of writing in the classroom. (Contains 4 figures.)
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Entry Date: 2009
Accession Number: EJ833638
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