Early Holistic Scoring Of Writing

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Early Holistic Scoring Of Writing

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Author : Richard Haswell
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2019-11-01

Early Holistic Scoring Of Writing written by Richard Haswell and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

What is the most fair and efficient way to assess the writing performance of students? Although the question gained importance during the US educational accountability movement of the 1980s and 1990s, the issue had preoccupied international language experts and evaluators long before. One answer to the question, the assessment method known as holistic scoring, is central to understanding writing in academic settings. Early Holistic Scoring of Writing addresses the history of holistic essay assessment in the United Kingdom and the United States from the mid-1930s to the mid-1980s—and newly conceptualizes holistic scoring by philosophically and reflectively reinterpreting the genre’s origin, development, and significance. The book chronicles holistic scoring from its initial origin in the United Kingdom to the beginning of its heyday in the United States. Chapters cover little-known history, from the holistic scoring of school certificate examination essays written by Blitz evacuee children in Devon during WWII to teacher adaptations of holistic scoring in California schools during the 1970s. Chapters detail the complications, challenges, and successes of holistic scoring from British high-stakes admissions examinations to foundational pedagogical research by Bay Area Writing Project scholars. The book concludes with lessons learned, providing a guide for continued efforts to assess student writing through evidence models. Exploring the possibility of actionable history, Early Holistic Scoring of Writing reconceptualizes writing assessment. Here is a new history that retells the origins of our present body of knowledge in writing studies.

Handbook Of Writing Research

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Author : Charles A. MacArthur
language : en
Publisher: Guilford Press
Release Date : 2008-01-14

Handbook Of Writing Research written by Charles A. MacArthur and has been published by Guilford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-14 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Presents a collection of essays discussing the theories and models of writing research.

Exploring Composition Studies

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Author : Kelly Ritter
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2012-04-30

Exploring Composition Studies written by Kelly Ritter and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Kelly Ritter and Paul Kei Matsuda have created an essential introduction to the field of composition studies for graduate students and instructors new to the study of writing. The book offers a careful exploration of this diverse field, focusing specifically on scholarship of writing and composing. Within this territory, the authors draw the boundaries broadly, to include allied sites of research such as professional and technical writing, writing across the curriculum programs, writing centers, and writing program administration. Importantly, they represent composition as a dynamic, eclectic field, influenced by factors both within the academy and without. The editors and their sixteen seasoned contributors have created a comprehensive and thoughtful exploration of composition studies as it stands in the early twenty-first century. Given the rapid growth of this field and the evolution of it research and pedagogical agendas over even the last ten years, this multi-vocal introduction is long overdue.

Very Like A Whale

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Author : Edward M. White
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2015-03-04

Very Like A Whale written by Edward M. White and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Written for those who design, redesign, and assess writing programs, Very Like a Whale is an intensive discussion of writing program assessment issues. Taking its title from Hamlet, the book explores the multifaceted forces that shape writing programs and the central role these programs can and should play in defining college education. Given the new era of assessment in higher education, writing programs must provide valid evidence that they are serving students, instructors, administrators, alumni, accreditors, and policymakers. This book introduces new conceptualizations associated with assessment, making them clear and available to those in the profession of rhetoric and composition/writing studies. It also offers strategies that aid in gathering information about the relative success of a writing program in achieving its identified goals. Philosophically and historically aligned with quantitative approaches, White, Elliot, and Peckham use case study and best-practice scholarship to demonstrate the applicability of their innovative approach, termed Design for Assessment (DFA). Well grounded in assessment theory, Very Like a Whale will be of practical use to new and seasoned writing program administrators alike, as well as to any educator involved with the accreditation process.

Validating Holistic Scoring For Writing Assessment

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Author : Michael M. Williamson
language : en
Publisher: Hampton Press (NJ)
Release Date : 1993

Validating Holistic Scoring For Writing Assessment written by Michael M. Williamson and has been published by Hampton Press (NJ) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Education categories.

Focusing specifically on holistic scoring, this text looks at issues surrounding the assessment of writing, looking at its social, historical and theoretical context, and questioning what is really meant by good writing.

You Can T Write That

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Author : Laura Aull
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-11-23

You Can T Write That written by Laura Aull and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

A fascinating take on what schools and tests have done to English, presenting an alternative for the future of writing.

Handbook Of Research On Writing

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Author : Charles Bazerman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-03-04

Handbook Of Research On Writing written by Charles Bazerman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-04 with Education categories.

The Handbook of Research on Writing ventures to sum up inquiry over the last few decades on what we know about writing and the many ways we know it: How do people write? How do they learn to write and develop as writers? Under what conditions and for what purposes do people write? What resources and technologies do we use to write? How did our current forms and practices of writing emerge within social history? What impacts has writing had on society and the individual? What does it mean to be and to learn to be an active participant in contemporary systems of meaning? This cornerstone volume advances the field by aggregating the broad-ranging, interdisciplinary, multidimensional strands of writing research and bringing them together into a common intellectual space. Endeavoring to synthesize what has been learned about writing in all nations in recent decades, it reflects a wide scope of international research activity, with attention to writing at all levels of schooling and in all life situations. Chapter authors, all eminent researchers, come from disciplines as diverse as anthropology, archeology, typography, communication studies, linguistics, journalism, sociology, rhetoric, composition, law, medicine, education, history, and literacy studies. The Handbook’s 37 chapters are organized in five sections: *The History of Writing; *Writing in Society; *Writing in Schooling; *Writing and the Individual; *Writing as Text This volume, in summing up what is known about writing, deepens our experience and appreciation of writing—in ways that will make teachers better at teaching writing and all of its readers better as individual writers. It will be interesting and useful to scholars and researchers of writing, to anyone who teaches writing in any context at any level, and to all those who are just curious about writing.

Automated Essay Scoring

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Author : Mark D. Shermis
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-01-30

Automated Essay Scoring written by Mark D. Shermis and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-30 with Education categories.

This new volume is the first to focus entirely on automated essay scoring and evaluation. It is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution and state-of-the-art of automated essay scoring and evaluation technology across several disciplines, including education, testing and measurement, cognitive science, computer science, and computational linguistics. The development of this technology has led to many questions and concerns. Automated Essay Scoring attempts to address some of these questions including: *How can automated scoring and evaluation supplement classroom instruction? *How does the technology actually work? *Can it improve students' writing? *How reliable is the technology? *How can these computing methods be used to develop evaluation tools? *What are the state-of the-art essay evaluation technologies and automated scoring systems? Divided into four parts, the first part reviews the teaching of writing and how computers can contribute to it. Part II analyzes actual automated essay scorers including e-raterTM, Intellimetric, and the Intelligent Essay Assessor. The third part analyzes related psychometric issues, and the final part reviews innovations in the field. This book is ideal for researchers and advanced students interested in automated essay scoring from the fields of testing and measurement, education, cognitive science, language, and computational linguistics.

Media Education Assessment Handbook

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Author : William G. Christ
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-24

Media Education Assessment Handbook written by William G. Christ and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Assessing media education is a formidable task because both assessment and media education are complex and controversial concepts. Assessment, which can take place at the individual student, class, sequence, program, department or unit, and university levels, is questioned in terms of reliability, validity, relevance, and cost. Media education, which has been challenged at a number of schools, finds faculty and administrators in the midst of soul-searching about how to clearly articulate its missions and purposes to a broader audience. Departments are under increasing national, state, and institutional pressure to get assessment procedures carried out quickly, but there is an obvious danger in rushing to implement assessment strategies before establishing what is essential in media education. In communication education in general, the "what" of assessment is often discussed in terms of skills, attitudes, affect, values, and knowledge. People assess students to determine what they know, think, feel, value, and can do. Here it is suggested that one of the places to start defining what students should learn from their media education is by identifying outcomes. Outcomes can be assessed in a variety of ways, but first they need to be developed and clearly articulated.

Theory And Practice Of Writing

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Author : William Grabe
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-09-25

Theory And Practice Of Writing written by William Grabe and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This book undertakes a general framework within which to consider the complex nature of the writing task in English, both as a first, and as a second language. The volume explores varieties of writing, different purposes for learning to write extended text, and cross-cultural variation among second-language writers. The volume overviews textlinguistic research, explores process approaches to writing, discusses writing for professional purposes, and contrastive rhetoric. It proposes a model for text construction as well as a framework for a more general theory of writing. Later chapters, organised around seventy-five themes for writing instruction are devoted to the teaching of writing at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Writing assessment and other means for responding to writing are also discussed. William Grabe and Robert Kaplan summarise various theoretical strands that have been recently explored by applied linguists and other writing researchers, and draw these strands together into a coherent overview of the nature of written text. Finally they suggest methods for the teaching of writing consistent with the nature, processes and social context of writing.