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A Long-Term Research Agenda for the Test of Written English.

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Stansfield, Charles W.; Ross, Jacqueline – Language Testing, 1988

Outlines research necessary for determining the validity and reliability of Test of Written English, an essay test that directly measures writing ability and complements Test of English-as-a-Foreign-Language's (TOEFL) indirect assessment of writing skills. Research should cover such aspects as construct, criterion-related, concurrent, content, and…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Essay Tests, Language Research, Language Tests

The Influence of Prior Experience on the Construction of Scoring Criteria for ESL Composition: A Case Study.

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Erdosy, M. Usman – International Journal of English Studies, 2001

Describes how some background factors influenced the way in which one experienced rater dealt with a number of operations involved in setting up and applying scoring criteria in the assessment of 60 Test of English as a Foreign Language essays. Implications are drawn for both future research into interrater variability and for rater training.…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Evaluation Criteria, Interrater Reliability, Language Research