Purpose and Audience in Writing [electronic resource] : A Study of Uses of the Primary Trait System in Writing Instruction / David Holdzkom and Others.

The Primary Trait System (PTS) of scoring was devised by the National Assessment of Educational Progress to score large numbers of natural writing samples. Essentially, PTS permits evaluation of writing in an objective way, but one that does not rely on scoring surface features such as mechanics, gr...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Holdzkom, David
Corporate Author:	Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983.
Subjects:	Educational Assessment. Educational Innovation. Evaluation Methods. Holistic Evaluation. Teacher Attitudes. Writing Evaluation. Writing Improvement. Writing Instruction. Writing Research.