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Title Measuring writing : recent insights into theory, methodology and practices / edited by Elke Van Steendam, Marion Tillema, Gert Fijlaarsdam, Huub Van Den Bergh
Published Leiden : Brill, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (XXI, 235 pages) : illustrations
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and indexes
Subject Composition (Language arts) -- Ability testing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
Composition (Language arts) -- Ability testing
Schrijfvaardigheid.
Onderzoeksmethoden.
Form Electronic book
Author Steendam, Elke van, editor
Tillema, Marion, editor.
Rijlaarsdam, Gert, editor.
Bergh, Huub van den, editor.
ISBN 9789004248489
900424848X