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The Use of Multiple Forms of Assessment in the Service of Writing
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Graham, Steve – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2014
In this response to Burdick et al. (2013), the author describes two possible and perhaps even common reactions to the article by Burdick et al. (2013). Advocates such as Way, Davis, and Strain- Seymour (2008) will likely applaud the development of the Writing Ability Developmental Scale and the possible widespread use of computer-based writing…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Alternative Assessment
Measuring Students' Writing Ability on a Computer-Analytic Development Scale: Orchestrating the Dance between Technology and the Teacher
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Massey, Chris L.; Gambrell, Linda B. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2014
Literacy educators and researchers have long recognized the importance of increasing students' writing proficiency across age and grade levels. With the release of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), a new and greater emphasis is being placed on writing in the K-12 curriculum. Educators, as well as the authors of the CCSS, agree that…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, State Standards, Instructional Effectiveness, Writing Ability
What Happens When Machines Read Our Students' Writing?
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Herrington, Anne; Moran, Charles – College English, 2001
Begins with a quick history of the English profession's response to the prospect/specter of the computer as reader of student writing. Describes two programs that are now being heavily marketed and publicized nationally. Sketches out some of the implications of these programs for members of the profession of English in America. (SG)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, English Instruction, Higher Education, Technological Advancement