Assessment and Academic Writing : A Look at the Use of Rubrics in the Second Language Writing Classroom
Assessment and Academic Writing : A Look at the Use of Rubrics in the Second Language Writing Classroom
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评估和学术写作:第二语言写作课堂中评分标准的使用
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2013
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G. Brooks
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One of the most important aspects of the job of an English teacher is giving students the feedback and corrections they need to improve as second language learners. This is especially true for written English. In writing classes the process of providing feedback to students on their writing takes-up significant amounts of time and effort both inside and outside of the classroom. In order to streamline the feedback process teachers often make use of tools, such as rubrics, to help them provide their students with feedback. Traditionally rubrics have been seen as tools that have the potential of “increased consistency of scoring, the possibility to facilitate valid judgment of complex competencies, and promotion of learning.” (Jonsson & Svingby, 2007, p.130) However, recent studies in the L1 writing classroom have shown that there are some significant problems with the last of these items, using rubrics as a means of promoting learning. This paper looks at some of the current research on the use of rubrics in the classroom and attempts to construct a clearer picture of both the benefits and drawbacks of the use of rubrics for both grading and as a teaching tool in the L2 writing classroom. It is hoped that in doing so this research will provide insight into the tools teachers in Japan are using to respond to their students’ written work and act as a starting point for further research into how to improve these tools. ────────────────────────────────────────── * Associate Lecture of English, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review Vol. 17, 2012 Nishinomiya, Japan 227