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ABSTRACT. Sinie attention /to the issu of writing Assessment is new, research and theory are described,as still widely scattered-among field4 of inquiry and differing perspectives. The integration of itrailable-Anowledge into viable framework is,recommended to prescribe curnt practice anddetermine-future research. In a domain referenced view of instruction and assessment, the definition, Of a subject, delimitation Winstructionel goals and efforts, sampaing of criterion behaviord'to describe competence are stressed'. The writing skills domain is described and an approach discussed to Provide the Appropriate framegak for integrating basic research, instruction and assessment ofowriting achievement. Research has begun to explore an interactive model o he writing process and its associated,skills, and ' to de ibe behavioral differences to 4stinguish competence'. '-T ` each students a skill that transcends/ particular classroom: truction.ortask characteristics, the teaching and asses ' ent bf-,behaviors is suggested. The qualities of an assessment p gram'Are de'scr'ibed. (Author/CM),. * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the.best that can be made