document.write('  <DIV id="section-title">Criterion<sup class="sup">&reg;</sup> Online Writing Evaluation service</DIV>');
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document.write('        <td valign="top"><strong>Type</strong>:</td>');
document.write('        <td valign="top">The <i>Criterion</i> <sup class="sup">&reg;</sup> Online Writing Evaluation service from ETS is a  web-based instructional tool that teachers use with students to help them plan, write, and revise essays guided by instant annotated diagnostic feedback and a holistic score.</td>');
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document.write('        <td valign="top"><strong>Purpose</strong>:</td>');
document.write('        <td valign="top">The <i>Criterion</i> service gives teachers a tool to enhance writing instruction and provides students with unlimited opportunities to improve their writing skills through writing essays. Because it is offered online, teachers and students can access the <i>Criterion</i> service from school, home, or anywhere with an Internet connection.</td>');
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document.write('        <td valign="top"><strong>Grades</strong>:</td>');
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document.write('        <td valign="top"><strong>Time</strong>:</td>');
document.write('        <td valign="top">Normally assignments are not timed so that students will have the opportunity to revise the essay based on the feedback provided by the system.  One can set a time limit for benchmarking purposes or to give students practice writing in a timed environment.</td>');
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document.write('        <td valign="top"><strong>Scoring</strong>:</td>');
document.write('        <td valign="top">The <i>Criterion</i> system provides instant, annotated diagnostic feedback and a holistic score to both the student and teacher empowering students to quickly review, revise, and resubmit essays.  Teachers can customize what feedback the student sees.</td>');
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document.write('        <td valign="top"> Exclusive distributor of ETS <i>Criterion</i> <sup class="sup">&reg;</sup> Online Writing Evaluation service to K-12 institutions in the United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories and dependencies.</td>');
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document.write('         <td valign="top"><strong>Funding Sources</strong>:</td>');
document.write('         <td valign="top"><strong>Title I, EETT, Professional Development</strong></td>');
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