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Direct linkMacArthur, Charles A.; Philippakos, Zoi A.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a measure of motivation for use with basic college writers that would measure self-efficacy, achievement goals, beliefs, and affect. As part of a design research project on curriculum for community college developmental writing classes, 133 students in 11 classes completed the motivation…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Instruction, Student Motivation, Evaluation Methods
Download full textWanchid, Raveewan; Charoensuk, Valaikorn – English Language Teaching, 2015
The purposes of this study were to investigate the effects of the use of paper-based and weblog-based electronic portfolios on the writing achievement of limited English proficiency students, to survey the students' attitudes towards the use of the portfolio assessment, and to compare the viewpoints of the students in the control and experimental…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Diaries, Electronic Publishing, Limited English Speaking
Becker, Anthony – CATESOL Journal, 2011
A scoring rubric acts as a useful guide for evaluating the quality of students' written responses. In second language writing, scoring rubrics can be used to measure a variety of discourse and linguistic features. However, certain advantages and disadvantages are associated with particular rubrics (see Hamp-Lyons, 2003; Weigle, 2002). Therefore,…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Writing Instruction, Writing Achievement, Evaluation Methods
Alhaisoni, Eid; Alzuoud, Khalid – Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2012
This paper aims to investigate the efficacy of two commonly used techniques of feedback in teaching writing: teachers' feedback and peers' feedback in the Saudi educational context. The study was comprised of 132 Saudi EFL students enrolled at the Department of English in the University of Hai'l. The data collection was carried out through a…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Instruction, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Cosgrove, Cornelius – College Composition and Communication, 2010
This article argues for and models an approach to writing program assessment that relies on study of the writing practices of program graduates as a way to inform revisions in curriculum and teaching practices. The article also examines how conducting such assessments can help nondisciplinary publics understand the nature of composition …
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, College Graduates, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
Lee, Icy – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2011
In second-language writing, assessment has traditionally focused on the written products and how well (or badly) students perform in writing. Teachers dominate the assessment process as testers, while students remain passive testees. Assessment is something teachers "do to" rather than '"with" students, mainly for…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
Lam, Ricky; Lee, Icy – ELT Journal, 2010
While research on portfolio assessment (PA) has focused largely on the summative aspects of writing assessment, not much has been done to find out its formative potential. Drawing upon student questionnaires and student and teacher interview data, this paper aims to explore the formative functions of PA and, specifically, how the formative…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Writing Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Writing Tests
Reed, W. Michael; Burton, John K. – 1981
To assess the effectiveness of various composition evaluation methods, a study asked two freshman English classes to respond to three questionnaires on the writing of personal essays and methods of evaluation they had experienced. Responses indicated that all students had a fear of having their essays evaluated. Evaluation methods considered a…
Descriptors: Essays, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Informal Assessment
Dwyer, Herbert J. – 1990
This study investigated student preferences for either teacher-written or computer-generated marking of written compositions. Ninety-seven high school students typed assigned compositions on a word processor. Three skills pre-selected by the teacher were checked on each composition. Students were randomly assigned to treatments so that, on the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, High School Students, Microcomputers, Questionnaires
PDF pending restorationWitte, Stephen P.; And Others – 1981
As part of a three-year project that approached writing program evaluation through writing itself, the teaching of writing, and the goals of the writing programs, this report describes the development of an instrument for reporting course and teacher effectiveness in college writing classes. The report describes the instrument, which was developed…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedBerner, R. Thomas – Interpersonal Computing and Technology Journal, 1993
Describes a study of journalism students at Pennsylvania State University that investigated how they reacted to the use of computers in their classes, especially the electronic evaluation of written work. Topics addressed include newswriting instruction, including the use of computer labs; handwritten comments versus electronic comments; and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Spitler, Deborah; And Others – 1984
The Fairfax County, Virginia, Schools' Elementary Writing Program (EWP) was evaluated over a two-year period. The first year focused on describing and analyzing program development and implementation. The second year of the evaluation addressed program effectiveness. Three questions comprised the development and implementation phase of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques
