State Writing Assessment: Inclusion of Motivational Factors in Writing Tasks

Olinghouse, Natalie G.; Zheng, Jinjie; Morlock, Larissa

doi:10.1080/10573569.2012.632736

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“…To date, most state writing assessments consist of one writing prompt assessing one genre of writing (Olinghouse, Zheng, & Morlock, 2012). However, PARCC and SBAC will include multiple writing tasks assessing multiple written genres.…”

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Preparing Students With Learning Disabilities for Large-Scale Writing Assessments

Olinghouse

Colwell

2013

Intervention in School and Clinic

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This article provides recommendations for teachers to better prepare 3rd through 12th grade students with learning disabilities for large-scale writing assessments. The variation across large-scale writing assessments and the multiple needs of struggling writers indicate the need for test preparation to be embedded within a comprehensive, evidence-based writing curriculum. In addition, students with learning disabilities can benefit from instruction in self-monitoring and selfevaluation of their writing and in understanding writing test formats. Finally, teachers should support the affective needs of students when they are taking large-scale writing assessments. Teacher vignettes as illustrative examples are provided for each recommendation.

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Preparing Students With Learning Disabilities for Large-Scale Writing Assessments

Olinghouse

Colwell

2013

Intervention in School and Clinic

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“…Since many teachers tailor their instruction to assessment contexts and formats (Olinghouse et al, 2012;O'Neill et al, 2006) because they must balance curricular, accountability, administrative, and assessment demands (National Commission on Writing, 2006), I recommend using authentic writing contests as a preparation tool for on-demand standardized writing assessments. Such standardized writing assessments and writing contests require students to write to a prompt for an unknown, evaluative audience.…”

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“…Many states require students complete on-demand prompt writing tasks for standardized writing assessments; thus, teachers feel pressured to create classroom tasks aligned to the assessment form, format, and context (Olinghouse, Zheng, & Morlock, 2012;O'Neill, Murphy, Huot, & Williamson, 2006). My school district required me to assign students timed, on-demand writing tasks.…”

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Using Authentic Writing Contests to Prepare Third Graders for High Stakes Standardized Assessments

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2015

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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“…Most states require that students pass prompted direct writing assessments, and this requirement influences classroom tasks (Olinghouse, Zheng, & Morlock, ). We “teach to the test” to prepare students for the content and context of standardized writing assessments.…”

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10 Writing Opportunities to “Teach to the Test”

DeFauw¹

2013

The Reading Teacher

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Within the current political and educative context, where high‐stakes standardized assessments create a pressure‐filled experience for teachers to “teach to the test,” time spent on writing instruction that supports students in transferring their learning between classroom and assessment contexts is crucial. Teachers who must use prompts to prepare students for standardized writing assessments can utilize writing contests and/or publication opportunities available on the Internet to prepare students for the context of standardized assessments. Contest writing can motivate students to practice writing to prompts for distant audiences. Ten websites are shared of organizations that host no fee writing contests and/or publishing opportunities for students to write in various fiction and/or nonfiction persuasive, explanatory, and narrative genres. The majority of these sites also post winning contest entries and/or publish anthologies/magazines of students’ writing that can be used as mentor texts for students to analyze and emulate to improve their writing.

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State Writing Assessment: Inclusion of Motivational Factors in Writing Tasks

Cited by 15 publications

References 44 publications

Preparing Students With Learning Disabilities for Large-Scale Writing Assessments

Preparing Students With Learning Disabilities for Large-Scale Writing Assessments

Using Authentic Writing Contests to Prepare Third Graders for High Stakes Standardized Assessments

10 Writing Opportunities to “Teach to the Test”

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