Open-Ended Questions in Reading / Elizabeth Badger and Brenda Thomas.

In this digest a rationale is given for using open-ended questions in the assessment of student achievement, the use of open-ended questions in reading is discussed, and some implications for the classroom are outlined. Research has helped shift the focus from learning as content knowledge per se to...

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Main Authors: Badger, Elizabeth
Thomas, Brenda (Author)
Corporate Author: ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1992.
Series:ERIC/TM Digest
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Physical Description:4 pages.
Format: Microfilm Book

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