The Consequences of Writing Assessment

A History of Assessment and Diversity Assessment, including writing assessment, has never been about homogenous populations of students nor about isolated practices. Because what mattered to early test developers was the development of instruments to measure innate abil- ity, not the impact of asses...

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Published in:Research in the teaching of English 2014-02, Vol.48 (3), p.271
Main Author: Poe, Mya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disorders
Innovations
Language
Language assessment
Language Tests
Learning
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Native language
Pedagogy
Second language tests
Second language writing
Studies
Teaching
Validity
Writing Evaluation
Writing Instruction
Writing Tests
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Summary:A History of Assessment and Diversity Assessment, including writing assessment, has never been about homogenous populations of students nor about isolated practices. Because what mattered to early test developers was the development of instruments to measure innate abil- ity, not the impact of assessments on test populations, variations in populations and contexts were ignored. According to the editors in the inaugural issue, the journal would "consist of contributions from second or foreign language testing, mother tongue testing and the assessment of language disability" with the hope of encouraging "a mutually enriching exchange of information and ideas between the major fields of language assessment" (Editorial, 1984, p. i).
ISSN:0034-527X
1943-2348