A Comparative Study of ESL Writers' Performance in a Paper-Based and a Computer-Delivered Writing Test

Autor/in	Lee, H. K.
Titel	A Comparative Study of ESL Writers' Performance in a Paper-Based and a Computer-Delivered Writing Test
Quelle	In: Assessing Writing, 9 (2004) 1, S.4-26 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1075-2935
DOI	10.1016/j.asw.2004.01.001
Schlagwörter	Writing Evaluation; Student Attitudes; Writing Tests; Testing; Interrater Reliability; Student Surveys; Writing Processes; Essays; Comparative Analysis; Computer Assisted Testing; Student Evaluation; Educational Technology; Foreign Students; Student Placement; Handwriting; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Writing test; Schreibtest; Testdurchführung; Testen; Interrater-Reliabilität; Schülerbefragung; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Unterrichtsmedien; Schülerpraktikum; Handschrift; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	This study aimed to comprehensively investigate the impact of a word-processor on an ESL writing assessment, covering comparison of inter-rater reliability, the quality of written products, the writing process across different testing occasions using different writing media, and students' perception of a computer-delivered test. Writing samples of 42 international students taking two tests, a paper-and-pencil based ESL placement writing test and a computer-based one, were analyzed. The results showed that while there was no significant mean difference in the holistic ratings across test occasions, all the analytic components of the computer-generated essays were marked significantly higher than those of the paper-based essays. In a holistic measurement, rater reliability was significantly higher in word-processed essays than in paper-written essays. A student survey revealed that habitual computer writers preferred a computer-delivered writing mode to a traditional testing mode. Suggestions and implications for further study for implementing computer-based ESL writing tests are discussed. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10