Search for dissertations about: "writing assessment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words writing assessment.
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1. Self-Assessment of Writing in Learning English as a Foreign Language. A Study at the Upper Secondary School Level
Abstract : The main aim of this study is to explore the role of self-assessment in EFL learning in developing lifelong language learning skills and in furthering the development of more comprehensive and thereby fairer assessment practices. The study explores how upper secondary school students perceived their own general and specific writing abilities in relation to syllabus goals and whether these perceptions are affected by self-assessment practices. READ MORE
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2. Writing, reviewing, and revising : Peer feedback in lower secondary EFL classrooms
Abstract : This thesis investigates pupils’ learning about writing from giving feedback. Research on peer assessment and L2 writing is plentiful, but little attention has been given to younger learners and to potential benefits for the peer feedback provider. My project was carried out as two intervention studies with Swedish pupils in year 8. READ MORE
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3. Knowledge and writing in school mathematics : a communicational approach
Abstract : This thesis is about young students’ writing in school mathematics and the ways in which this writing is designed, interpreted and understood. Students’ communication can act as a source from which teachers can make inferences regarding students’ mathematical knowledge and understanding. READ MORE
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4. Backstage pedagogy : Compulsory school pupils’ informal social strategies when dealing with formal individual writing assignments for assessment
Abstract : Over the last decades, formal schooling has changed towards an enhanced focus on the individual pupil’s achievements. This comprises formative assessment such as visualizing pupils’ learning processes, as well as summative assessment in terms of increased number and importance of National tests. READ MORE
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5. Aphasia and the Challenge of Writing
Abstract : Background Writing difficulties are usually one of the integral symptoms of persons with aphasia. Earlier research based on studies of the spelling of single words has yielded interesting results. This work includes analyses of texts and text production. READ MORE