A review of approaches to assessing writing at the end of primary education
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Executive summary
Writing is a form of communication inherent to daily life, education, and employment.
It therefore constitutes one of the main objectives of early education systems around
the world, and a number of different approaches to assessing writing can be taken.
The purpose of this paper is to review historical approaches taken in England and
those currently being taken abroad, to allow for a consideration of the various
advantages and disadvantages of different approaches. In particular, approaches
are evaluated in relation to definitions of writing and purposes of assessment. The
main aim of this paper is to provide a useful resource to researchers and
stakeholders on the different approaches that may be taken. While each assessment
must be designed to meet its particular purposes in its own specific context, and
there should be no assumption that what works in one jurisdiction or context will
work in another, there may be useful learning points both from historical debates and
international practices. The report is divided into 5 main parts, as outlined below.
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