The Iea Study of Written Composition I

by Gorman, T. P.; Purves, A. C.; Degenhart, R. E.

• ISBN13: 9780080364674
• ISBN10: 0080364675
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-07-01
• Publisher: Pergamon Pr

Summary

This volume is the first of three in the International Studies in Educational Achievement series dealing with the topic of written composition. This study was initiated by the International Association for Educational Achievement (IEA) and this volume sets forth the rationale behind the study of written composition; it represents the efforts of the many people involved to clarify the domain and to show that it is amenable to international assessment. Part I explores the theoretical background and history of the project and Part II discusses the international writing tasks and illustrations of the international scales.

Table of Contents

PART I The Theoretical Background and History of the Project
Origins of the International Study of Writing	3	(12)
S Takala
The Domain of School Writing and Development of the Writing Tasks	15	(26)
A Vahapassi
The Development of the Scoring Scheme and Scales	41	(18)
A C Purves
T P Gorman
S Takala
The Results of the International Scoring Sessions	59	(20)
K de Glopper
PART II The International Writing Tasks and Illustrations of the International Scales
Pragmatic Writing Tasks	79	(21)
J White
G Lofqvist
A Letter about Success in Writing	100	(12)
B Bauer
A C Purves
The Summary Tasks	112	(16)
P Lucisano
J Kadar-Fulop
The Descriptive Tasks	128	(8)
P Lucisano
The Narrative Writing Task	136	(14)
E Price
S Takala
The Open Writing Task	150	(5)
P Lucisano
The Argumentative/Persuasive Task	155	(17)
U Connor
T P Gorman
A Vahapassi
The Reflective Composition	172	(17)
H Lamb
A C Purves
References	189	(4)
Appendix A Rotation Plan and Testing Time	193	(3)
Appendix B A System for Classifying Composition Assignments	196	(15)
Appendix C An Example of Task Specification	211	(2)
Index	213