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ASSESSING WRITING
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 85-99Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2012.10.006
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Automated essay scoring; Second language writing; English language learners; Writing assessment
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This article presents considerations for using automated scoring systems to evaluate second language writing. A distinction is made between English language learners in English-medium educational systems and those studying English in their own countries for a variety of purposes, and between learning-to-write and writing-to-learn in a second language (Manchon, 2011a), extending Manchon's framework from instruction to assessment and drawing implications for construct definition. Next, an approach to validity based on articulating an interpretive argument is presented and discussed with reference to a recent study of the use of e-rater on the TOEFL. Challenges and opportunities for the use of automated scoring system are presented. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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