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Johnson, David; VanBrackle, Lewis – Assessing Writing, 2012
Raters of Georgia's (USA) state-mandated college-level writing exam, which is intended to ensure a minimal university-level writing competency, are trained to grade holistically when assessing these exams. A guiding principle in holistic grading is to not focus exclusively on any one aspect of writing but rather to give equal weight to style,…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Linguistics, Writing Tests, English (Second Language)
Ramineni, Chaitanya – Assessing Writing, 2013
In this paper, I describe the design and evaluation of automated essay scoring (AES) models for an institution's writing placement program. Information was gathered on admitted student writing performance at a science and technology research university in the northeastern United States. Under timed conditions, first-year students (N = 879) were…
Descriptors: Validity, Comparative Analysis, Internet, Student Placement
Condon, William – Assessing Writing, 2013
Automated Essay Scoring (AES) has garnered a great deal of attention from the rhetoric and composition/writing studies community since the Educational Testing Service began using e-rater[R] and the "Criterion"[R] Online Writing Evaluation Service as products in scoring writing tests, and most of the responses have been negative. While the…
Descriptors: Measurement, Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods, Educational Testing
Huang, Jinyan – Assessing Writing, 2012
Using generalizability (G-) theory, this study examined the accuracy and validity of the writing scores assigned to secondary school ESL students in the provincial English examinations in Canada. The major research question that guided this study was: Are there any differences between the accuracy and construct validity of the analytic scores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Generalizability Theory, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests
Chen, Jing; White, Sheida; McCloskey, Michael; Soroui, Jaleh; Chun, Young – Assessing Writing, 2011
This study investigated the comparability of paper and computer versions of a functional writing assessment administered to adults 16 and older. Three writing tasks were administered in both paper and computer modes to volunteers in the field test of an assessment of adult literacy in 2008. One set of analyses examined mode effects on scoring by…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology
Baker, Beverly A. – Assessing Writing, 2010
In high-stakes writing assessments, rater training in the use of a rating scale does not eliminate variability in grade attribution. This realisation has been accompanied by research that explores possible sources of rater variability, such as rater background or rating scale type. However, there has been little consideration thus far of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Testing
Zhao, Huahui – Assessing Writing, 2010
Existing comparative studies between peer and teacher feedback in English writing classes have predominantly used frequency measures of peer and teacher feedback in learners' revisions to suggest their relative values for developing learners' writing proficiency. However, learners do not necessarily understand the feedback that is used in their…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Comprehension
Knoch, Ute – Assessing Writing, 2007
The category of coherence in rating scales has often been criticized for being vague. Typical descriptors might describe students' writing as having 'a clear progression of ideas' or "lacking logical sequencing." These descriptors inevitably require subjective interpretation on the side of the raters. A number of researchers (Connor & Farmer,…
Descriptors: Scripts, Rhetoric, Rating Scales, Writing (Composition)
Hyland, Theresa Ann – Assessing Writing, 2009
Current concerns about academic plagiarism in student writing assume qualitative and quantitative differences in the writing of students for whom English is a first language (EL1) and English is a second language (EL2), but lack precision in measuring those differences. I examined the citation practices of EL1 and EL2 students in a timed writing…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Prior Learning, Rating Scales, Citations (References)

Wolfe, Edward W.; Bolton, Sandra; Feltovich, Brian; Niday, Donna M. – Assessing Writing, 1996
Compares essays composed by secondary school students with pen and paper to those composed on a word processor. Finds that word-processed essays were neater, longer, more formal, and had a weaker voice than pen-and-paper essays. Finds word-processed essay quality was unaffected for students with high to medium computer experience but was adversely…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Essays, Secondary School Students, Secondary Schools

Moss, Pamela A. – Assessing Writing, 1994
Discusses the tension between testing and literacy education, the deleterious influences of testing on the curriculum, and the lack of a firm relationship between improved test scores and improved educational experiences for students. Presents two alternative systems for evaluation of writing skills at the local and state level. Demonstrates the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Outcomes of Education
de Haan, Pieter; van Esch, Kees – Assessing Writing, 2005
This article presents the first results of the study of argumentative essays in English as a foreign language and in Spanish as a foreign language and as a native language, carried out at Radboud University Nijmegen (formerly the University of Nijmegen) between 2002 and 2008. The aim of the project is to compare teachers' holistic assessments with…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Essays, Writing Skills, English (Second Language)
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