Success in Written Expression: A Case Study
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.
Georgia Basic Skills Test, Reading, Mathematics, Writing, Case Study, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Language and Literacy Education, Science and Mathematics Education, Secondary Education
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