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Direct linkHuang, 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
Peterson, Shelley Stagg; McClay, Jill – Assessing Writing, 2010
This paper reports on the feedback and assessment practices of Canadian grades 4-8 teachers; the data are drawn from a national study of the teaching of writing at the middle grades in all ten Canadian provinces and two (of three) territories. Respondents were 216 grades 4-8 teachers from rural and urban schools. Data sources were audio-recorded…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Urban Schools, Writing Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
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
He, Ling; Shi, Ling – Assessing Writing, 2008
The present study interviewed 16 international students (13 from Mainland China and 3 from Taiwan) in a Canadian university to explore their perceptions and experiences of two standardized English writing tests: the TWE (Test of Written English) and the essay task in LPI (English Language Proficiency Index). In Western Canada, TWE is used as an…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Writing Tests, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Slomp, David H. – Assessing Writing, 2008
Test-based accountability programs are designed to promote improved standards of teaching and learning within the systems of education that they are connected to. Brenan [Brenan, A. L. (2006). "Perspectives on the evolution and future of educational measurement." In: Robert (Ed.), "Educational measurement" (4th ed., pp. 1-16).…
Descriptors: Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Program Effectiveness
Huang, Jinyan – Assessing Writing, 2008
Using generalizability theory, this study examined both the rating variability and reliability of ESL students' writing in the provincial English examinations in Canada. Three years' data were used in order to complete the analyses and examine the stability of the results. The major research question that guided this study was: Are there any…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Writing Tests
Luce-Kapler, Rebecca; Klinger, Don – Assessing Writing, 2005
The authors report on an exploratory study that investigated Grade 10 students' responses to a large-scale, high-stakes literacy test, the results of which determine high school graduation in Ontario, Canada. Through focus-group and individual interviews, the authors found that students perceived the test as evaluating their English skills rather…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, High Stakes Tests
Hunter, Darryl; Mayenga, Charles; Gambell, Trevor – Assessing Writing, 2006
Classroom assessment of writing is considered from an anthropological perspective as practitioners' tool use. Pan Canadian data from a 2002 English teacher questionnaire (N = 4070) about self-reported assessment practices were analyzed in terms of tool choice and use by secondary teachers of different experience and qualification levels. Four…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Large Group Instruction, Homework, Student Evaluation
