Writing Skill Assessment: Problems and Prospects
- Author(s):
- Breland, Hunter M.
- Publication Year:
- 1996
- Source:
- ETS Policy Information Center Report
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 28
- Subject/Key Words:
- Essay Tests, Free Response Tests, Performance Assessment, Testing Problems, Writing Skills
Abstract
This Policy Information Report provides a comprehensive review of writing assessment practices, new and old. The author describes the arguments for more authentic writing assessment, as well as the important issues of validity, reliability, comparability, and fairness that must be considered.
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