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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Using Generalizability Theory to Examine the Accuracy and Validity of Large-Scale ESL Writing Assessment
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Huang, Jinyan – Assessing Writing, 2012
Using generalizability (G-) theory, this study examined the accuracy and validity of the writing scores assigned to secondary school ESL students in the provincial English examinations in Canada. The major research question that guided this study was: Are there any differences between the accuracy and construct validity of the analytic scores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Generalizability Theory, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests
How Accurate Are ESL Students' Holistic Writing Scores on Large-Scale Assessments?--A Generalizability Theory Approach
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Huang, Jinyan – Assessing Writing, 2008
Using generalizability theory, this study examined both the rating variability and reliability of ESL students' writing in the provincial English examinations in Canada. Three years' data were used in order to complete the analyses and examine the stability of the results. The major research question that guided this study was: Are there any…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Writing Tests