{"id":226,"date":"2020-02-28T10:09:44","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T10:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcessay.com\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2020-09-10T08:12:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T08:12:11","slug":"assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcessay.com\/blog\/assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Assessment: What Is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every\nteacher or student who is doing internships needs to know the norms of writing\nassessment. This should evaluate not only grammar and punctuation but also a\ngeneral knowledge of the topic and the ability to present one’s ideas. Although\nassessment is the result of checking written assignment, this should explain\nthe grade a student received. Proper design of writing assessments helps the\nstudent to correct mistakes and motivates him to develop academic writing\nskills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a\nprofessional assessment, it\u2019s not enough to know the rules and regulations of\nacademic writing. The teacher must explain how the student makes mistakes and\nhow to fix it. You do not have to evaluate the entire text, paying attention to\neach flaw. This only takes place if you are studying individually with each\nstudent. Your task is to give feedback and suggest ways to improve the paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Make Writing Assessments?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Writing\nassessments can take all day if you correct every mistake in the text. Some\nteachers love their work so much that they are ready to check essays all night\nlong. However, in most cases, it is not worth your time, because students are interested\nin an assessment, not an explanation. We recommend that you create a\ncomprehensive writing assessment only when the student wants to receive it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nassessment of student writing consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. The grade you give your student homework<\/a>;<\/li>
  2. feedback, which helps improve the paper and motivates the student;<\/li>
  3. the rules that were used to evaluate the paper.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Useful Tips About Assessment of Student Writing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Checking\nthe student paper, you have to give brief but informative feedback. We’ve put\ntogether advice that can save you time to assess writing. It will also make\nyour writing assessments comprehensive and understandable for students. To put\nit another way, you can use time more productively and avoid overwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Do not focus on small errors and inconsistencies.<\/strong> If you notice several punctuation errors, tell the student that he or she needs to work on the topic. Avoid wasting time on every mistake by writing an explanation. Instead of parsing each error, evaluate the general essay structure and grammatical errors. Also, note the mistakes in structures and words you have recently learned. It will bring more benefit to the student.<\/li>
    2. Explain your comments.<\/strong> In saying that a student did something wrong or good, you are only expressing your opinion. Explain why you emphasized a sentence, and what the mistake is. Suggest an alternative to compare the two options. Often, students do not distinguish between cause and effect, so there is no logical consistency in the text. Write a more appropriate option in the fields or below the text. Encourage the student with key thoughts so that he or she continues the sentence properly.<\/li>
    3. Mark strong suits of the paper.<\/strong> This will not only help the student to believe in themselves but also tell you about his features of writing. Perhaps the student correctly positions the epithets and comparisons, and thus saturates the text. Or a person inserts appropriate quotes and dialogues. Tell the student that it reinforces his text. This will be a great motivation for its development.<\/li>
    4. Add accurate comments.<\/strong> Do not evaluate a sentence or paragraph in one word, such as “inaccurate”. Explain your comment, add an example from popular literature. Be impartial and think critically to avoid bias. Remember that you should help the student, not spoil his self-esteem.<\/li>
    5. Feel like an editor.<\/strong> You need to work with a student to get a great paper as a result. It may take one edit, and maybe ten. Write comments that point to paper flaws. For example, a student constantly calls the main character by name. You can write \u201cEve, think about the main character. Who is he? Where? What does he do? What can you call it if you don’t use the name?\u201d In this way, you push the student to the right path.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      How to Make the Assessment Help Students?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      The\nassessment is a tool that should promote student development. First of all, you\nneed to motivate students to analyze their tactics and strategies. The mistake\nof most teachers and students is that they focus on grades and think on how to\nimprove them. However, academic writing skills need to be improved not by\ngrades. From time to time, you have to devote time to analyzing students’ work\nto see the difference. Each assessment should motivate a person to develop his\nabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Study your\nstudents. Identify those who need to create high-quality works. Those students\nrequire more attention, and you may want to spend some time consulting. You\nhave to pay attention to the students’ performance in the paper creation\nprocess. To succeed in writing an essay, a student must evaluate their\nperformance. Otherwise, a person will do the job well by accident, not knowing\nhow they did it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      So how to\nhelp a student develop academic writing skills?<\/p>\n\n\n\n