Writing Assessment Scoring Guides

A Tool for Every Purpose

Purpose Formative Instruction

Purpose

Diagnostic Instructional insight

Is the paper…

Weaker than Strong

Stronger than Weak

Not There

Just Beginning

Almost There

Really There

Additional Language

Purpose Accountability Achievement

Language of the NeSA-W Scoring Guide

Scoring Guides ~ Partnership

InstructionResearch basedSix Traits based Mode specificStudent-centered

informationDiagnosticFormative

Accountability Research based Anchored in the Six

Traits Mode specific System-centered Systemic information

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