AssessingWriting91.12.04.pptVIP

Assessing Writing 91.12.04 by Cristina, Crystal, David, Rachel, Roy I. Principles for assessing writingII. Existing writing assessment methodsIII. Comparison of traditional and  alternative assessment IV. Sample elicitation and evaluationV. References Existing writing assessment methods Traditional 1.Grammar and structure 2.Control Writing 3.Free Writing Alternatives 1.Diary (日記) 2.Online discussion board 3.Dictocomps 4.Think-aloud writing 5.Portfolio 6.Peer evaluation Traditional Error-recognition a. choose the underlined words or phrases which are incorrect. e.g. 1. It was a terrible accident at an air show in west a b c d Germany yesterday. 2. One of the aircraft was crashed into two other a b c aircraft during the display. etc d Error-recognition b.students are told that there is a mistake in grammar in each sentence and instructed to write the letter of that part of the sentence in which it occurs. e.g. 1. It was/ a terrible accident/ at an air show / a b c yesterday. d 2. One of the aircraft/ was crashed into/ two other a b c aircraft /during the display. etc d Re-arrangement e.g. 1.She was wearing a ………………………. new/ jacket/ leather/ red / lovely 2.Susan ……………………………………… the phone/ when already/ rang / suddenly/ finished/ had Changing words e.g. I said if I (1) to discover the fire earlier,I (2) to succeed in (3)to extinguish it before it (4)to catch hold. etc. (1)________________ (2)________________ (3)________________ (4)________________ Traditional Traditional II. Control Writing a.????? Transformation b.????? Broken sentences c.????? Sentence and paragraph completion d.????? Notes