Measuring writing: recent insights into theory, methodology and practices
Provides an overview of theory, methodology and practices in the assessment of writing. This title discusses whether varying definitions and varying operationalizations of writing ability are needed in various contexts, such as formative assessments versus summative assessments, different tasks, different genres, and different languages.
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- Full title :Measuring writing : recent insights into theory, methodology and practices / edited by Elke van Steendam [and three others].
Summary
Provides an overview of theory, methodology and practices in the assessment of writing. This title discusses whether varying definitions and varying operationalizations of writing ability are needed in various contexts, such as formative assessments versus summative assessments, different tasks, different genres, and different languages.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Brill
- Place of Publication:Boston, Massachusetts
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
Notes
Electronic version available.
Restrictions on access to electronic version: access available to SOAS staff and students only, using SOAS id and password.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (257 pages) : : illustrations.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9789004248489, 900424848X
- oclc:ocn960200966
- LC Classification:LB1575.8
- Dewey Decimal:808.0071
Table of Contents
MEASURING WRITING: RECENT INSIGHTS INTO THEORY, METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICES; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Validity and Generalizability of Writing Scores: The Effect of Rater, Task and Language; 2. Generalizability of Text Quality Scores; 3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Text Coding Procedures for Research and Practice in a School Context; 4. Examining the Validity of Single-Occasion, Single-Genre, Holistically Scored Writing Assessments; 5. Combining Score and Text Analyses to Examine Task Equivalence in Writing Assessments
6. Raters' Perceptions of Textual Borrowing in Integrated Writing Tasks7. Computer Scoring and Quality of Thought in Assessing Writing; 8. Challenges of Using Automated Essay Evaluation Software for Assessing Multimodal Writing; References; Author Index; Subject Index; List of Volumes
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