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  • Chapter Four - Myth 4 You Can’t Write That on the Test

  • Laura Aull, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Book:
    You Can't Write That
    Published online:
    09 November 2023
    Print publication:
    23 November 2023, pp 67-85
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    The myth that tests must regulate writing starts in the 1800s as spoken, interactive examination ends, and written English exams begin. Its consequences include that every exam becomes an English exam, as correct writing is evaluated in everything from history to geography to English composition exams. Its consequences also include exam culture, at the expense of learning culture. Closer to the truth is that standardized test scores measure socioeconomic status, tests only test what is on tests, and exam tasks solicit a narrow continuum of writing.