Rating EFL Written Performance

Katalin Bukta

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2014

Rating EFL Written Performance

Katalin Bukta

https://doi.org/10.2478/9788376560793

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About this book

The study focuses on the investigation of the process during which raters of EFL written performance make their decisions. It consists of a pilot and a main study, each of which concentrates on assessment of writing. The rationale is to detect the decision-making processes that raters follow, which can be used for training raters, and with which the reliability of rating can be improved. The pilot study is based on data collected during a large-scale language proficiency assessment of two age groups from learners of English and German languages. Raters were asked to think aloud during the rating task. Data was then transcribed and analysed. The participants in the main study were novice raters, who produced verbal protocols. 37 EFL teacher trainees took part in rater training and practised think-aloud protocol production. Then, they evaluated ten compositions written by EFL learners and verbalised their thought processes. The verbal protocols served as a basis for data collection. The analysis of data resulted in the conclusion according to which more reliable and objective assessment is possible when evaluating written performance.

English as a Foreign Language (EFL), written performance assessment; analysis of written performance rating processes; think-aloud protocol analysis; rater training in written performance assessment

Author / Editor information

Dr Katalin Bukta is Senior Assistant Professor at the Department of English Teacher Training at the University of Szeged (Hungary)

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	12
Overview Of The Book Publicly Available Download PDF	14
PART I An Overview Of The Literature On L2 Writing And Assessment Publicly Available Download PDF	17
PART II Investigating Raters’ Decision-Making Processes And Awarded Scores In Rating Hungarian Efl Learners’ Compositions Publicly Available Download PDF	111
General Conclusions Publicly Available Download PDF	359
References Publicly Available Download PDF	369
Appendices Publicly Available Download PDF	383
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	416

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: EFL teachers, EFL researchers, think-aloud protocol researchers
Pages
- Main content: 424
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 10
- Coloured Illustrations: 129
- Tables: 148
Keywords: Testing; language performance; EFL written performance

eBook

Published: January 31, 2014
ISBN: 9788376560793

Hardcover

Published: January 31, 2014
ISBN: 9788376560786