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Lu, Xiaofei – Language Testing, 2017
Research investigating corpora of English learners' language raises new questions about how syntactic complexity is defined theoretically and operationally for second language (L2) writing assessment. I show that syntactic complexity is important in construct definitions and L2 writing rating scales as well as in L2 writing research. I describe…
Descriptors: Syntax, Computational Linguistics, Second Language Learning, Writing Research
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Buley-Meissner, Mary Louise – Writing on the Edge, 1992
Argues that holistic scoring requires evaluators to suppress their interpretive judgment and treat students' writing differently than in any other situation, based on an analysis of videotaped reader-training sessions for an English Proficiency Essay Exam. (NH)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Higher Education, Holistic Approach