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Visualizing formative feedback in statistics writing: An exploratory study of student motivation using DocuScope Write & Audit 统计写作中的可视化形成性反馈：使用 DocuScope Write & Audit 对学生写作动机进行探索性研究

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100830

Michael Laudenbach, David West Brown, Zhiyu Guo, Suguru Ishizaki, Alex Reinhart, Gordon Weinberg

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Engagement with supervisory feedback on master’s theses: Do supervisors and students see eye to eye? 参与导师对硕士论文的反馈：导师和学生意见一致吗？

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100841

Madhu Neupane Bastola , Guangwei Hu

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Volume 60 editorial 第 60 卷社论

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100857

David Slomp , Martin East

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Linguistic factors affecting L1 language evaluation in argumentative essays of students aged 16 to 18 attending secondary education in Greece 影响希腊 16 至 18 岁中学生议论文中 L1 语言评价的语言因素

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100844

Koskinas Emmanouil , Gavriilidou Zoe , Andras Christos , Angelos Markos

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Is CJ a valid, reliable form of L2 writing assessment when texts are long, homogeneous in proficiency, and feature heterogeneous prompts? 当课文篇幅较长、同质化程度较高、提示语不尽相同时，CJ 是否是一种有效、可靠的 L2 写作评估形式？

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100843

Peter Thwaites , Charalambos Kollias , Magali Paquot

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Is the variation in syntactic complexity features observed in argumentative essays produced by B1 level EFL learners in Finland and Pakistan attributable exclusively to their L1? 在芬兰和巴基斯坦的 B1 级 EFL 学习者撰写的议论文中观察到的句法复杂性特征差异是否完全归因于他们的母语？

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100839

Ghulam Abbas Khushik

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Characteristics of students’ task representation and its association with argumentative integrated writing performance 学生任务表征的特点及其与议论文综合写作成绩的关系

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100845

Choo Mui Cheong , Yaping Liu , Run Mu

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100837

Liping Chen, Qiaoya Huang

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Exploring the dynamics of student engagement with receiving peer feedback in L2 writing 探索学生在第二语言写作中接受同伴反馈的动力

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100842

Yuge Zhang , Ying Gao

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The assessment of writing in languages other than English (LOTE) 英语以外语言（LOTE）的写作评估

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Assessing Writing Pub Date : 2024-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2024.100840

Beverly Baker , Atta Gebril

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