Assessing Writing: A Review of the Main Trends

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Title

Assessing Writing: A Review of the Main Trends

Subject

Writing; Assessment; Evaluation; Holistic scoring; Trait-Based scoring; Primary-Trait scoring; Multiple-Trait scoring

Description

As a language skill, writing has had, still has and will continue to have an important role in shaping the scientific structure of human life in that it is the medium through which scientific content is stored, retained, and transmitted. It has therefore been a major concern for writing teachers and researchers to find a reliable method for evaluating and ensuring quality writing. This paper addresses the different approaches to scoring writing and classifies them into a priori scoring systems (including holistic and analytic scoring), and a posteriori trait-based scoring systems (including primary-trait and multiple-trait scoring).

Creator

Nodoushan, Mohammad Ali Salmani

Source

Studies in English Language and Education; Vol 1, No 2 (2014); 128-138
2355-2794

Publisher

University of Syiah Kuala

Date

2014-10-01

Contributor

Relation

http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/SiELE/article/view/1831/1727

Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Type

info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Identifier

http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/SiELE/article/view/1831