Looking Behind the Curtain: What Do L2 Composition Ratings Really Mean?.

Connor-Linton, Jeff

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ERIC Number: EJ516277

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Publication Date: 1995

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Looking Behind the Curtain: What Do L2 Composition Ratings Really Mean?

Connor-Linton, Jeff

TESOL Quarterly, v29 n4 p762-65 Win 1995

Describes three methods for research on the second-language writing assessment process and the kinds of questions these methods can answer. Methods include direct observation, ethnographic observation, and studies of the relations between ratings and objective measures of various textual characteristics. (JL)

Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, English (Second Language), Ethnography, Language Research, Research Methodology, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Evaluation, Writing Evaluation, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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