Writing is one of the central skills a student must master. Why should they be tested? How should they be tested? What tasks should be used? The answers to these questions are provided by this book, which examines the theory behind the practice of assessing a student's writing abilities.
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Assessing Writing provides classroom teachers with a wealth of knowledge about writing and how to assess it. There is a nice balance between theoretical models and practice. I have found this book a superb place to start researching a theis on writing assessment. This book provides an excellent resource for any teacher teaching writing.
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designing writing tasks, timed writing tests, implementing portfolio assessment, positive washback, topical knowledge, rhetorical specification, second language writing, primary trait scoring, human raters, impromptu test, holistic scale, scoring portfolios, writing assessment, analytic scales, analytic scoring, syntactic variety, test development process, writing apprehension, sociolinguistic knowledge, portfolio contents, rater training, scoring rubric, assessing writing, holistic scoring, holistic scores Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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designing writing tasks, timed writing tests, implementing portfolio assessment, positive washback, topical knowledge, rhetorical specification, second language writing, primary trait scoring, human raters, impromptu test, holistic scale, scoring portfolios, writing assessment, analytic scales, analytic scoring, syntactic variety, test development process, writing apprehension, sociolinguistic knowledge, portfolio contents, rater training, scoring rubric, assessing writing, holistic scoring, holistic scores Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Literacy Skills Section, Test of Written English, Council of Europe, University of Michigan New!
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- The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway on page 151
- Assessing Languages for Specific Purposes (Cambridge Language Assessment) by Dan Douglas in Front Matter
- Assessing Young Language Learners (Cambridge Language Assessment) by Penny McKay in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Assessing Writing (Cambridge Language Assessment) by Sara Cushing Weigle on page 3, and Back Matter
- Assessing Grammar (Cambridge Language Assessment) by James E. Purpura in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Effective Learning and Teaching in Modern Languages (Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education) by James A. Coleman in Back Matter
- Assessing Speaking (Cambridge Language Assessment) by Sari Luoma in Front Matter
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