1. AMEP Assessment Task Bank Professional Development Kit Writing Developed by Marian Hargreaves for NEAS 2013 © NEAS Ltd 20141

2. Assessment as an integral part of teaching © NEAS Ltd 20142

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4. Purposes and methods of assessment Placement Diagnosis Learning Progress Achievement © NEAS Ltd 20144

5. Cornerstones Validity Reliability Practicality Balance Integration of skills © NEAS Ltd 20145

6. Task considerations 1.Contextual 2.Content 3.Linguistic 4.Task 5.Rhetorical 6.Evaluation © NEAS Ltd 20146

7. Components of a writing task Instructions for assessors Rubric, or instructions for learners The prompt © NEAS Ltd 20147

8. Writing new assessment tasks Step 1: Clear understanding of objectives © NEAS Ltd 20148

9. Writing new tasks cont. Step 2: Choice of topic © NEAS Ltd 20149

10. Writing new tasks cont. Step 3: Methods of assessment Alternative forms of evidence – Exam production – Portfolios Advantages Disadvantages ‘Portability’ of writing © NEAS Ltd 201410

11. Student Writing and Plagiarism © NEAS Ltd 201411

12. Writing new tasks cont. Step 4: Piloting a new task See Piloting Checklist © NEAS Ltd 201412

13. Activities Activity 1: Assessment prompts – discussion CSWE II K2 Write a recount Activity 2: Moderation of a written performance Activity 3: Develop an assessment task – CSWE II L1 Write a formal letter/email © NEAS Ltd 201413

14. References AMEPRC Fact Sheet. Teaching Strategies – 5: Using Learner Assessment for Writing Tasks. September 2006. Elizabeth Thomson. Effective Academic Writing, Workshop. UNE 24 Nov 2012. Also available as a workbook: E Thomson and L Droga. Effective Academic Writing, Phoenix Education 2012. Education Scotland. Principles of assessment, in http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessmenthttp://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment (16 Nov 2012) Alec Patton & Jeff Robin. Work that Matters. Paul Hamlyn Foundation. February 2012 Sara Cushing Weigle. Teaching writing teachers about assessment. Journal of Second Language Writing 16 (2007) 194–209 B. Kroll & J. Reid. Guidelines for Designing Writing Prompts: Clarifications, Caveats, and Cautions. Journal of Second Language Writing, 3 (3), 231-255 (1994) B. Song & B. August. Using portfolios to assess the writing of ESL students: a powerful alternative? Journal of Second Language Writing 11 (2002) 49-72 Venn, J. J. Assessing students with special needs (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill (2000). © NEAS Ltd 201414