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Assessing Writing
Paperback Edition: 1/2002
A formal evaluation of students’ writing abilities is important for language teachers in order to assess the pedagogical needs of their students. At present, no one volume has explored these issues and their implications for language teaching practitioners. This book outlines in an accessible manner
the major tenets of research in the field and provide language teachers with guidelines to design and develop suitable writing assessment tasks for their students.
Key Features:
-A comprehensive review of research related to writing assessment.
-Systematic and practical approach to the design of writing tests.
Accessible to teachers who need to devise writing tests.
Contents
Ch1 Introduction ;Ch2 The nature of writing ability; Ch3 Basic considerations in testing writing; Ch4 Research in large-scale writing assessment; Ch5 Designing writing assessment tasks; Ch6 Scoring procedures for writing assessment; Ch7 Illustrative tests of writing; Ch8 Beyond the timed impromptu test: Classroom writing; Ch9 Portfolio assessment; CH10 The future of writing assessment
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Pages : 268
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Subjects: Non-fiction, Education / Language / ESOL