Success in Written Expression: A Case Study
type: CreativeWork
description: In order to receive a high school diploma, a student in any Georgia high school must pass the Georgia Basic Skills Test in three areas: Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. The subject of this case study is an eighteen-year-old male student who after four attempts passed the Writing portion of this test. Because this is a case study, the findings are reported in a nontraditional manner using a narrative style with first person commentary. Much of the data in this case study were collected through interviews with the subject referred to as Tim, his mother, a school examiner, and several of Tim's former teachers. These teachers reported their own personal observations and anecdotes regarding Tim's performance as a student in their classrooms. In addition, the researcher's contact with Tim in a teacher/student relationship was also utilized. As his teacher, the researcher also had access to Tim's cumulative record which included his grades, test scores, and teachers' comments.
abstract: In order to receive a high school diploma, a student in any Georgia high school must pass the Georgia Basic Skills Test in three areas: Reading, Mathematics, and Writing. The subject of this case study is an eighteen-year-old male student who after four attempts passed the Writing portion of this test. Because this is a case study, the findings are reported in a nontraditional manner using a narrative style with first person commentary. Much of the data in this case study were collected through interviews with the subject referred to as Tim, his mother, a school examiner, and several of Tim's former teachers. These teachers reported their own personal observations and anecdotes regarding Tim's performance as a student in their classrooms. In addition, the researcher's contact with Tim in a teacher/student relationship was also utilized. As his teacher, the researcher also had access to Tim's cumulative record which included his grades, test scores, and teachers' comments.
author: Hamby, Susan Flowers
language: English
keywords: Georgia Basic Skills Test, Reading, Mathematics, Writing, Case Study, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Language and Literacy Education, Science and Mathematics Education, Secondary Education
date published: 1991-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:45:25Z
provider: Columbus State University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Columbus State University