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Direct linkParkin, Jason R.; Frisby, Craig L.; Wang, Ze – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
The simple view of writing suggests that written composition results from oral language, transcription (e.g., spelling/handwriting), and self-regulation skills, coordinated within working memory. The model provides a number of implications for the interpretation of psychoeducational achievement batteries. For instance, it hypothesizes that writing…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Evaluation, Writing Processes, Language Skills
Peterson, Shelley Stagg; McClay, Jill; Main, Kristin – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2011
This paper reports on an analysis of large-scale assessments of Grades 5-8 students' writing across 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada. Theory, classroom practice, and the contributions and constraints of large-scale writing assessment are brought together with a focus on Grades 5-8 writing in order to provide both a broad view of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Measures (Individuals)
Argys, Richard – English Journal, 2008
Teachers across the country consider the best methods to teach writing in the middle school and high school. They aspire for students to produce writing aimed at real audiences and purposes, writing that follows the author's thinking and leads readers to discoveries about the topic. Many teachers believe that a formula in writing could offer…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Exit Examinations, Process Approach (Writing)
Plakans, Lia – Language Testing, 2009
As integrated tasks become more common in assessing writing for academic purposes, it is necessary to investigate how test takers approach these tasks. The present study explores the processes of test takers undertaking reading-to-write tasks developed for a university English placement exam. Think-aloud protocols and interviews of…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Protocol Analysis, Writing Tests, Writing Processes
Penner-Williams, Janet; Smith, Tom E. C.; Gartin, Barbara C. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2009
Written language is a complex set of skills that facilitate communication and that are developed in a predictable sequence. It is therefore possible to analyze current skills, identify deficits, plan interventions, and determine the effectiveness of the intervention. To effectively accomplish these tasks, educators need to choose appropriate…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Written Language, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Criteria
Crawford, L.; Helwig, R.; Tindal, G. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2004
Students in Grades 5 and 8 completed a 30-minute writing performance assessment and a writing performance assessment completed over 3 days. Assessments were evaluated on four traits (ideas, organization, conventions, and sentence fluency). A significant interaction was found at Grade 5 between length of time allotted for the assessment and…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 5, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests
Luce-Kapler, Rebecca; Klinger, Don – Assessing Writing, 2005
The authors report on an exploratory study that investigated Grade 10 students' responses to a large-scale, high-stakes literacy test, the results of which determine high school graduation in Ontario, Canada. Through focus-group and individual interviews, the authors found that students perceived the test as evaluating their English skills rather…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, High Stakes Tests
Li, Jiang – Assessing Writing, 2006
The present study investigated the influence of word processing on the writing of students of English as a second language (ESL) and on writing assessment as well. Twenty-one adult Mandarin-Chinese speakers with advanced English proficiency living in Toronto participated in the study. Each participant wrote two comparable writing tasks under…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Protocol Analysis, Writing Tests, Evaluation Methods
Lee, H. K. – Assessing Writing, 2004
This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the impact of a word-processor on an ESL writing assessment, covering comparison of inter-rater reliability, the quality of written products, the writing process across different testing occasions using different writing media, and students' perception of a computer-delivered test. Writing samples of…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Writing Tests, Testing
