Review

REVISITING THE PHENOMENON OF WRITING ASSESSMENT LITERACY: THE DELINEATION OF ITS MEDIATING DYNAMICS

Volume: 47 Number: 2 December 25, 2023
EN TR

REVISITING THE PHENOMENON OF WRITING ASSESSMENT LITERACY: THE DELINEATION OF ITS MEDIATING DYNAMICS

Abstract

The formation of a sound assessment system is critical for enhancing language learning as a vital constituent of the process and its relevance to the writing instruction is not the exception, as well. In this vein, a number of elements manifesting in the writing evaluation framework have been noted, one of which is undoubtedly teachers. They navigate the assessment procedure as an important stakeholder of the mechanism by assuming various roles, including task designing, test administrating, evaluating, grading, and feedback-providing (Weigle, 2007: 195). Correspondingly, the writing assessment literacy of teachers, maintained by the three-structure schemata, composed of their core knowledge, conceptual beliefs, and current implementations (Crusan, Plakans, & Gebril, 2016: 43), has a salient role in directing this complex system. However, the existing research, which addresses teachers’ literacy in the writing assessment specificity, is insufficient in number. To this end, this review study is primarily intended for mapping out the underlying components of teachers’ literacy for writing evaluation, in light of the fundamental principles in theory. Additionally, this study aims to succinctly summarize the main findings of the previous studies conducted in this sense by demonstrating an overall picture of the relevant literature with a purpose of contributing to the writing pedagogy and giving directions to the future research.

Keywords

References

  1. Al-Bahlani, S. M., & Ecke, P. (2023). Assessment competence and practices including digital assessment literacy of postsecondary English language teachers in Oman. Cogent Education, 10(2), 1-18, 2239535. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2239535
  2. Andrade, H., Du, Y., & Mycek, K. (2010). Rubric‐referenced self‐assessment and middle school students’ writing. Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 17(2), 199-214, https://doi.org/10.1080/09695941003696172
  3. Andrade, H., Huff, K., & Brooke, G. (2012). Assessing learning: The students at the center series. New England: The Nellie Mae Education Foundation.
  4. Applebee, A. N. (1986). Problems in process approaches: Toward a reconceptualization of process instruction. In A.R. Petrosky & D. Bartholomae (Eds.), The teaching of writing: Eighty-fifth Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part II (pp. 95-113). Chicago: National Society for the Study of Education.
  5. Black, P., & Wiliam, D. (2009). Developing the theory of formative assessment. Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 21(1), 5–31.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Sociology , Educational Sociology

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

December 25, 2023

Submission Date

October 8, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 21, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 47 Number: 2

APA
Balaman, S. (2023). REVISITING THE PHENOMENON OF WRITING ASSESSMENT LITERACY: THE DELINEATION OF ITS MEDIATING DYNAMICS. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 47(2), 195-203. https://izlik.org/JA87LH32UW

.