Measuring Writing Skills.

Autor/in	Hartnett, Carolyn G.
Titel	Measuring Writing Skills.
Quelle	(1978), (67 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Comparative Analysis; Computer Oriented Programs; Computer Programs; Diagnostic Tests; Educational Testing; Measurement Instruments; Measurement Techniques; Norm Referenced Tests; Postsecondary Education; Sentence Combining; Standardized Tests; Writing (Composition); Writing Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Computerprogramm; Computer program; Computer programme; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Messtechnik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Satzbau; Satzbildung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schreibübung; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit
Abstract	Measuring student writing skills can be done holistically, by ranking compositions without enumerating their linguistic, rhetorical, or information features, or atomistically, by viewing compositions as collections of these features. A variety of holistic approaches, including primary score testing, exist. Though their reliability has been questioned, they have content validity and can serve placement purposes. Teacher, peer, and self-evaluation techniques can be applied to holistic approaches. At the other end of the holistic/atomistic continuum are the widely used norm-referenced tests of editing skills, such as the General Education Development Writing Skills Test, Cooperative English Test, Missouri College English Test, McGraw-Hill Basic Skills System, Scott-Foreman Test, Mills' Writing Pre-Test, and the Test of Standard Written English. Critics of these tests cite immeasurable factors that lower the correlation of the quality of a whole essay with the quality of its parts. Recently developed procedures focus on the intellectual processes involved in writing, by measuring syntactic complexity, analyzing linguistic structures, and analyzing the degree of focus. Other recent developments exploit the capabilities of the computer in tabulating specific items such as mature word choice, natural language, and fluency. In addition to describing a pilot study of seven measures of writing ability, this paper describes and evaluates each of the methods of measurement discussed. (AYC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01