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Direct linkWu, Siew Mei; Tan, Susan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
Rating essays is a complex task where students' grades could be adversely affected by test-irrelevant factors such as rater characteristics and rating scales. Understanding these factors and controlling their effects are crucial for test validity. Rater behaviour has been extensively studied through qualitative methods such as questionnaires and…
Descriptors: Scoring, Item Response Theory, Student Placement, College Students
Download full textShabani, Mansour; Tahriri, Abdorreza; Ardebili, Samaneh Farzaneh – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2016
There has always been a debate whether or not the learners' first language (L1) can facilitate the process of learning foreign language. Since foreign language writing (FL) is a complicated process, it seems that the role of the learners' L1 and its effect on FL writing is of great importance in this regard. The present study aimed at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Ability, Second Language Learning, Native Speakers
Barkaoui, Khaled – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2011
This study examined the effects of marking method and rater experience on ESL (English as a Second Language) essay test scores and rater performance. Each of 31 novice and 29 experienced raters rated a sample of ESL essays both holistically and analytically. Essay scores were analysed using a multi-faceted Rasch model to compare test-takers'…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Essay Tests, Interrater Reliability
Breland, Hunter M.; Kubota, Melvin Y.; Bonner, Marilyn W. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1999
This study examined the SAT® II: Writing Subject Test as a predictor of writing performance in college English courses. Writing performance was based on eight writing samples submitted as part of regular course work by students in eight colleges. The samples consisted of drafts and final papers submitted in response to four take-home writing…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Writing Tests, College English, Predictive Validity
