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Success in Written Expression: A Case Study

Abstract

dc:description.abstract

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Specialist in Education
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Teacher Education
Year
1991

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Hamby, Susan Flowers
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Dr. James M. Brewbaker
  • Dr. Carolyn M. Cartledge
  • Dr. Harold L. Whitman

Subjects

dc:subject × 9

Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

dc:identifier.*
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1656

Chain of custody

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2026-07-24
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citation

Hamby, Susan Flowers. Success in Written Expression: A Case Study. Thesis thesis, 1991. https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/664