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The ability to speak and write effectively is widely recognized as an important skill in many contexts and for many purposes, both personal, educational and professional. Because these skills are considered important in second and foreign language learning contexts, they are often included in performance assessments. The scoring of such performances is, however, a complex undertaking and has attracted much attention, both in first and second language learning contexts. The increasing use of automated scoring systems has added to this complexity in recent years. It is therefore all the more surprising that there is no book available that provides an overview of this topic area – the scoring of second language performances. This monograph fills this gap, by drawing together the latest literature in the area. It focusses on issues relating to both rater-mediated assessments and sets out consideration in relation to automated scoring systems (and other technology) which are increasingly used in our field. This monograph provides a useful introduction to graduate students, researchers, test developers, other practitioners and teachers to this topic which has in many ways dominated the field of language assessment over many decades.

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Introduction 1. Understanding Raters and Ratings 2. Measuring Rating Quality 3. Rater Cognition 4. Approaches to Enhancing Rating and Score Quality 5. Rater-mediated Judgment with or without Rating Scales 6. Technology in Scoring 7. Validating Scoring Processes Conclusions

Scoring Second Language Spoken and Written Performance: Issues, Options and Directions

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      Publisher Equinox Publishing Ltd
      Published 24 March 2021
      ISBN-13 9781781799512
      978-1781799512
      ISBN-10 1781799512
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      Book Synopsis
      The ability to speak and write effectively is widely recognized as an important skill in many contexts and for many purposes, both personal, educational and professional. Because these skills are considered important in second and foreign language learning contexts, they are often included in performance assessments. The scoring of such performances is, however, a complex undertaking and has attracted much attention, both in first and second language learning contexts. The increasing use of automated scoring systems has added to this complexity in recent years. It is therefore all the more surprising that there is no book available that provides an overview of this topic area – the scoring of second language performances. This monograph fills this gap, by drawing together the latest literature in the area. It focusses on issues relating to both rater-mediated assessments and sets out consideration in relation to automated scoring systems (and other technology) which are increasingly used in our field. This monograph provides a useful introduction to graduate students, researchers, test developers, other practitioners and teachers to this topic which has in many ways dominated the field of language assessment over many decades.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1. Understanding Raters and Ratings 2. Measuring Rating Quality 3. Rater Cognition 4. Approaches to Enhancing Rating and Score Quality 5. Rater-mediated Judgment with or without Rating Scales 6. Technology in Scoring 7. Validating Scoring Processes Conclusions

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