This document discusses writing assessments and their purpose. It provides examples of different types of writing assessments like essays, letters, paragraphs and short stories. It also lists criteria like grammar, organization, content, fulfillment of purpose, and vocabulary that are often used to evaluate writing skills. Scoring rubrics for these criteria are presented with each criteria being allocated a 20% weight. Relevant reference links on writing definitions, testing, kinds of writing and tests/assessments are also provided.
2. A test or examination is an
assessment intended to
measure a test-taker's
knowledge, skill, aptitude,
physical fitness, or
classification in many other
topics (e.g., beliefs).
3. Writing is a method of
representing language in visual or
tactile form.
4. A test or an assessment
intended to measure writing
skill of students
5. Grammar
Organization
Content/Substance
Fulfillment of purpose
Vocabulary/word choice
6. Essay
Letter
Paragraph
Short story
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