Academic Writer

General to specific - Quiz

A common way to introduce your topic is to start at a general level (providing context) and then proceed to a more specific level. The following is a typical paragraph in which the writer narrows the topic down from the general level (Evaluation in education) to the specific (Evaluation of self-access centres).
Instruction: Click on each of the gaps and select the most appropriate item from the drop down menu.

Enter your name:

In education , evaluation has played a vital role for more than one hundred years (Madaus et al, 1983). In English Language Teaching , evaluation has been a major concern for over twenty years (Strevens, 1976; Stern, 1983; Lynch, 1996). Numerous studies and publications show that the major focus has tended to be on evaluation, the development of tests (Bachman, 1990; Hughes, 1996). However, , it is only recently (Star, 1994; Riley, 1996; Gardner & Miller, 1999) that attention has been paid to the evaluation of self-access centres.

Explanation and examples 

Academic Writer 2000