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Title Measuring writing: recent insights into theory, methodology and practices / edited by Elke Van Steendam [and others].

Publication Info. Leiden : Brill, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (XXI, 235 pages :) : illustrations.
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Series Studies in Writing
Studies in writing.
Contents MEASURING WRITING: RECENT INSIGHTS INTO THEORY, METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICES; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Validity and Generalizability of Writing Scores: The Effect of Rater, Task and Language; 2. Generalizability of Text Quality Scores; 3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Text Coding Procedures for Research and Practice in a School Context; 4. Examining the Validity of Single-Occasion, Single-Genre, Holistically Scored Writing Assessments; 5. Combining Score and Text Analyses to Examine Task Equivalence in Writing Assessments
6. Raters' Perceptions of Textual Borrowing in Integrated Writing Tasks7. Computer Scoring and Quality of Thought in Assessing Writing; 8. Challenges of Using Automated Essay Evaluation Software for Assessing Multimodal Writing; References; Author Index; Subject Index; List of Volumes
Summary Provides an overview of theory, methodology and practices in the assessment of writing. This title discusses whether varying definitions and varying operationalizations of writing ability are needed in various contexts, such as formative assessments versus summative assessments, different tasks, different genres, and different languages.
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Subject Composition (Language arts) -- Ability testing.
Composition (Language arts) -- Ability testing.
Composition (Language arts)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Steendam, Elke van, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Steendam, Elke van Measuring Writing: Recent Insights into Theory, Methodology and Practice Leiden : BRILL,c2012 9781781902677
ISBN 9789004248489 (electronic book)
900424848X (electronic book)
9781781902677
1781902674