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Testing writing
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- 1TESTING WRITINGLuisa Carolina Arredondo Alcántara
Karla Pedraza Jiménez
Sandra María Núñez García - 2Writing has three parts1.-Establish writing tasks that are adequately representative.
2.-The tasks must obtain valid writing samples (that is, that really represent the validity of the students).
3.-It is essential that the writing samples can and are scored in a valid and reliable way. - 3OperationsExpressing: thanks, requirements, opinions, etc.
Directing: ordering, instructing, persuading, advising, warning.
Describing: actions, events, objects, people.
Eliciting: information, directions, service, help.
Narration: sequence of events.
Reporting: description, comments, decisions. - 4Types of textAddresses of texts
Topics
Dialect and style - 5Set tasks which can be reliably scored.A number of the suggestions to obtain a representative performance will also facilitate reliable scoring.
- 6Set as many tasks as possibleThe more scores of each candidate, the more reliable should be the total score.
- 7Restrict candidatesThe greater the restrictions imposed on the candidates, the more directly comparable will be the performances of different candidates.
- 8Give no choice of tasks.Making the candidates perform all task also makes comparisons between candidates easier.
- 9Ensure long enough samplesThe samples of writing that are elicited have to be along enough for judgments to be made reliably
- 10Create appropriate scales for scoringOne expects to find the scales used in rating performance in the specifications under the heading “criterial levels of performance.”
- 11TWO BASICS APPROACHES TO SCORING:Holistic and analytic.
- 12Holistic scoring:Involves the assignment of a single score to a piece of writing on the basis of an overall impressions.
This kind of scoring has the advantage of being very rapid. - 13Scoring system used in the English-medium university.NS -Native speaker standard
NS- Close to native-speaker standard
MA- Clearly more than adequate
MA- Possibly more than adequate
A -ADEQUATE FOR STUDY AT THIS UNIVERSITY
D- Doubtful
NA- Clearly not adequate
FBA -Far below adequate - 14ADVANCED LOWThey can respond to basic needs such as work or homework, routines, family narratives or descriptions, or make summaries.
- 15INTERMEDIATE HIGHHere you can take notes on family topics, writing, letters, emails and or interests.
- 16INTERMEDIATE MIDThey are able to write short and simple letters, essays, or descriptions.
- 17INTERMEDIATE LOWLimited writing needs. Here you can only create or ask questions.
- 18ANALYTIC SCORINGMethos of scoring which require a separate score for each of number of aspects of a task are said to be analytic.
- 19Fluency (style and case of communication)Choice of structures and vocabulary consistently appropriate; like that of educated native writer.
- 20Form (organisation)Material well organized; links could occasionally be clearer but communication not impaired.
- 21There are a number of advantages to analytic scoring.1- Eliminates the problem of development.
2- Scorers should consider performance aspects.
3- The score is more reliable
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