The Writing Quality Scale (WQS): A New Tool to Identify Writing Difficulties in Students

Autor/inn/en	Stuart, N. J.; Barnett, A. L.
Titel	The Writing Quality Scale (WQS): A New Tool to Identify Writing Difficulties in Students
Quelle	In: British Journal of Special Education, 50 (2023) 2, S.258-267 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stuart, N. J.) ORCID (Barnett, A. L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-3383
DOI	10.1111/1467-8578.12464
Schlagwörter	Writing Skills; Writing Difficulties; Writing (Composition); Test Construction; Writing Tests; Foreign Countries; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Adolescents; Young Adults; Dyslexia; Higher Education; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Schreibstörung; Schreibübung; Testaufbau; Writing test; Schreibtest; Ausland; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Großbritannien
Abstract	Students in higher education (HE) are required to complete a variety of writing tasks for coursework and examinations. However, for some students writing presents a major challenge. In the UK, the availability of tools for specialist assessors to help identify difficulties with the quality of written composition is limited. The aim of this study was to develop a practical new tool, the Writing Quality Scale (WQS) for assessing writing quality in HE, that was both easy to use and did not require specialist or subject knowledge. The reliability and validity of the tool and its ability to identify students in HE who may need support were evaluated by examining scripts from 120 students (60 male) aged 17 to 25 years. The WQS was found to have good inter-rater reliability and was sensitive enough to pick up age differences and differentiate between groups of students with and without dyslexia. The WQS will be a useful tool for specialist assessors in HE to help in the identification of those with poor writing quality and to understand more about the nature of their difficulties. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01