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Raters' Perceptions of Rating Scales Criteria and Its Effect on the Process and Outcome of Their Rating
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Heidari, Nasim; Ghanbari, Nasim; Abbasi, Abbas – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
It is widely believed that human rating performance is influenced by an array of different factors. Among these, rater-related variables such as experience, language background, perceptions, and attitudes have been mentioned. One of the important rater-related factors is the way the raters interact with the rating scales. In particular, how raters…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Rating Scales, Language Tests, English (Second Language)
Using Grounded Theory to Validate Bachman and Palmer's (1996) Strategic Competence in EFL Graph-Writing
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Tadayon, Fereshteh; Ravand, Hamdollah – Language Testing in Asia, 2016
Background: Research studies (e.g., Phakiti, Language Testing 25(2):237-272, 2008a; Phakiti, Language Assessment Quarterly 5(1): 20-42, 2008b; Purpura, Learner strategy use and performance on language tests: a structural equation modeling approach, 1999) conducted on the construct validation of Bachman and Palmer's (1996) strategic competencehas…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Competence, Grounded Theory, Second Language Learning
When Raters Talk, Rubrics Fall Silent
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Shirazi, Masoumeh Ahmadi – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
The research reported here suggests that raters, when involved in writing assessment, are more concerned with their own criteria to set a basis for their judgment rather than the standards provided by scale descriptors. This study sampled think aloud of eight raters who scored 15 essays in accord with Test of Written English (TWE) holistic scoring…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Writing Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Standards