Scoring procedures for writing assessment

Scoring procedures for writing assessment

1. Chapter 6

   • S. Crushing

2. Rating scales

   • Used to assess performance task because it gives theoretical basis for the test
   • Primary trait scales
     • it is important to understand how well students can write within a narrowly defined range of discourse.
   • Holistic scales
     • it rates the overall impression of the script
   • Analytic scales
     • scripts are rated on several aspects of writing or criteria rather than given a single score.

3. Designing the scoring rubric

   • Who is going to use it?
   • What aspects of writing are most important and how will they be divided up?
   • How many points, or scoring levels, will be used?
   • How will scores be reported?

4. Evaluating scoring procedures

   • Assessing reliability
   • Assessing validity
   • Assessing practicality

5. Special problems in scoring

   • Off-task scripts
   • Memorized scripts
   • Incomplete responses