Assessing Writing

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-05-27
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

The answers to the questions 'why', 'how' and 'what' should students be tested on are provided by this book, which examines the theory behind the practice of assessing a student's writing abilities.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface x
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction
1(13)
The nature of writing ability
14(25)
Basic considerations in assessing writing
39(19)
Research in large-scale writing assessment
58(19)
Designing writing assessment tasks
77(31)
Scoring procedures for writing assessment
108(32)
Illustrative tests of writing
140(32)
Beyond the timed impromptu test: Classroom writing assessment
172(25)
Portfolio assessment
197(33)
The future of writing assessment
230(15)
Bibliography 245(16)
Index 261

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