Writing Abilities of American Young Adults [microform] / Roger DeCrow, Ed
- Bib ID:
- 5237000
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- National Reading Center Foundation, Washington, DC
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED068811
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1972
- 10 p.
- Summary:
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This brief digest of the results of the National Assessment of Writing compares the writing abilities of a sample of 17 year olds, in school and out, with an adult sample aged 26 to 35. In writing for social communication, 57% of the adults and 75% of the 17 year olds wrote descriptions that were judged acceptable. When asked to describe an auto accident, 38% of the adults wrote an acceptable account and 52% were unacceptable; 53% of the 17 year olds' accounts were acceptable and 46% unacceptable. On 3 exercises assessing ability to write in a business situation, adults scored an average of 50.5% acceptable responses, while the 17 year olds scored an average of 61.2% acceptable. 44% of the adults were not able to fill out a standard application form acceptably. (RS) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Baseline).
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Publication date:
- 1972
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