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IMPROVING WRITING

IMPROVING WRITING. Writing Assessment Practices SAMINA IMRAN KHAN D A College for Women – PhVIII July 28, 2011. Objective:. To reflect on the current assessment practices by the teachers at intermediate level.

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IMPROVING WRITING

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  1. IMPROVING WRITING Writing Assessment Practices SAMINA IMRAN KHAN D A College for Women – PhVIII July 28, 2011

  2. Objective: • To reflect on the current assessment practices by the teachers at intermediate level. • To reach a consensus in formulating a consolidated rubric for effective assessment. Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  3. WORKING TOWARDS IMROVEMENT: Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  4. How can we help? Let’s answer these questions: • What are we looking for in our student’s writing? • How can we help our learners to see how their writing is improving? Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  5. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN OUR STUDENT’S WRITING? • But before answering we need to reflect on components of skilled writing. Revision from all!!!!!!! Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  6. We are looking for--- Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  7. RSA Communicative use of English Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  8. STUDENTS NEED FEEDBACK! • Grading Criteria: Example 1 • Organization of content(Clarity, coherence, paragraph development) 20 • Range ( grammatical structure, vocabulary) 15 • Complexity of sentence structure 15 • Accuracy of grammar (tenses, agreement) 30 of sentence structure(word order, connectives) of spellings of punctuation 5. Fluency (feel for the language, appropriateness, 20 use of idioms, etc) =100 Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  9. GRADING CRITERIA: Example 2 Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  10. Grading Criteria: Example 2 Cont--- Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  11. Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  12. How can we help our students to see how their writing is developing and can be further improved? Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  13. PROCESS APPROACH IS THE ANSWER!Does it ring any bell??? Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  14. The process approach Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  15. Idea of a rubric • Introduce a consolidated rubric based on a marking policy document; this document can be derived after a mutual consensus in a staff meeting. Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  16. Why a rubric? • Rubric serves as a guide to the quality of work that they should demonstrate. With the use of rubric, they are able to identify areas in performance or in an output that needs to improve and areas where they are already good. (Self Assessment) • It can be used to gauge students’ needs and understanding, monitor their progress and encourage them to develop skills like collaboration, self-direction and critical thinking. (Peer Assessment) Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  17. QUESTIONS FOR STAFF MEETING • A MARKING POLICY DOCUMENT • RUBRIC Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  18. SOURCES: Tricia Hedge Writing. OUP Jasmine Angelie v. AlbeldaWriting Assessment in 21st Century Classroom ( Intel’s Website) S.D. KrashenWriting Research: Theory and Applications. OUP Royal Society of Arts Communicative Use of English as a Foreign Language. London:RSA Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

  19. Thank you all !!! Samina Imran Khan, DCW Phase - VIII

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