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CHALLENGE TWO
Scoring grammatical ability It is related to scoring form, meaning and
grammar assessments and also how
language teachers need to adapt their
scoring procedures to reflect the two
dimensions of grammatical knowledge.
It requires the use of measurement models
to contain dichotomous and partial- credit
data in analyzing test scores. In scoring
extended-production tasks descriptors,
rubrics must be adapted to grade
performance in form and meaning more
noticeably.
Advantages and disadvantages “The advantage of using complex
performance tasks that are highly authentic
is the generalizability of the inferences
these tasks allow us to make about
grammatical ability”. (p.259)
The disadvantages are related to the lack of
accuracy with which teachers are able to
infer what students or test takers know
about grammar, taking into other constructs
that could be intended or no measured in
such tasks by raters.
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