‘Controlled’ Writing Portfolio Assessment--An Experimental Study on One Alternative Writing Assessment

摘要

This thesis, through a case study over a semester-long period, makes a tentative study into the feasibility of an alternative writing assessment, namely, the 'controlled'writing portfolio assessment. From the analysis in this thesis, we can find that the experimental writing assessment is both valid and reliable, through which the assessment functions not only as a kind of test to evaluate students'competence in writing, but also a diagnostic tool that provides feedback to learners and teachers about the suitability of the instructional materials. Compared with the traditional practice in China, the'controlled'writing portfolio assessment is believed to be more reliable and could not only better integrate the assessments with classroom instructions but also present a dynamic rather than static picture of students' linguistic development.

目录

英文文摘

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Literature Review

2.1 Theoretical Bases for Selecting Writing as the Research Subject

2.2 Basic Considerations in Writing Assessment

2.2.1 Test Usefulness

2.2.2 Scoring Procedures

2.3 Research in the Forms of Writing Assessment

2.3.1 Timed Impromptu Writing Assessment versus Portfolio Assessment

2.3.2 Self-assessment in Writing test

2.3.3 Related researches in China

Chapter 3 Design and Procedure of the Research

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The design of the study

3.2.1 Subjects

3.2.2 Tasks

3.2.3 Raters and scoring method

3.2.4 The ultimate scores

3.3 The procedure of the experiment

3.3.1 Preparation

3.3.2 Data collection

3.3.3 Data processing

Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Discussion

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The testusefulness of the experimental writing assessment

4.2.1 Reliability

4.2.2 Construct validity

4.2.3 Authenticity and Interactiveness

4.2.4 Impact

4.2.5 Practicality

4.3 Self-assessment and implications

4.3.1 Self-assessment

4.3.2 Implications

Chapter 5 Conclusion

Appendix

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