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WV Writes:Improving Student Writing
Stacey MurrellRLA Acuity and WV Writes Coordinator
Career and Technical EducationBridgeport, WV
October 27, 2011
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What is WV Writes?
• WV Writes is a customized, web-based online writing program that provides feedback, scoring and reporting and is designed to assess students’ writing progress over the course of the school year.
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WV Writes features:• Ability to create writing prompts:
narrative, descriptive, informative, and persuasive
• 34 passages and prompts from the 2008 WESTEST 2 Online Writing Field Test
• 162 grade-level shelf prompts• Unlimited practice sessions• Instant scoring and student feedback
based on the WV writing rubric
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Using WV Writes Data to Facilitate Writing
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Sample School 2010-2011 WV Writes Proficiency Summary
262 Essays Submitted
1%
8%
26%
28%
37%
1% Distinguished (2 essays)8% Above Mastery (21 essays)26% Mastery (68 essays)28% Partial Mastery (73 essays)37% Novice (98 essays)
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Five analytic traits proficiency range for Sample School WESTEST 2 Practice Prompts
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics
Holistic
0123456
3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.2
WESTEST 2 Practice Prompts
WESTEST 2 Practice Prompts
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WV Students wrote-
•491,916 essays in WV Writes in 2010-2011 school year!!
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School A: 9th GradeAnalytic Trait Averages
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
1
2
3
4
5
6
3.1 3 3.2 3.2 3.33.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
WV WritesWESTEST 2 Online Writing
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School B: 9th GradeAnalytic Trait Averages
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.55
5.56
0 0 0 0 0
3.4 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.4
WV Writes-not usedWESTEST 2 Online Writ -ing
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School A and B: 9th GradeWESTEST 2 Online Writing
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.55
5.56
3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.63.4 3.43.7
3.4 3.4
School A: WESTEST 2 Online WritingSchool B: WESTEST 2 Online Writing
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School A: 10th GradeAnalytic Trait Averages
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
1
2
3
4
5
6
3.5 3.5 3.6 3.53.83.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7
WV WritesWESTEST 2 Online Writ -ing
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School B: 10th GradeAnalytic Trait Averages
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.55
5.56
0 0 0 0 0
3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1
WV Writes-not usedWESTEST 2 Online Writ -ing
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School A and B: 10th GradeWESTEST 2 Online Writing
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.55
5.56
3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.73.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1
School A: WESTEST 2 Online WritingSchool B: WESTEST 2 Online Writing2
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School A: 11th GradeAnalytic Trait Averages
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.55
5.56
3.5 3.4 3.4 3.43.7
4 4 4 4 4.1
WV WritesWESTEST 2 Online Writ -ing
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School B: 11th GradeAnalytic Trait averages
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage
Mechan
ics0
0.51
1.52
2.53
3.54
4.55
5.56
0 0 0 0 0
3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5
WV Writes-not usedWESTEST 2 Online Writ -ing
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School A and B: 11th GradeWESTEST 2 Online Writing
Organiza
tion
Development
Sentence
Structu
re
Word Choice/G
rammar
Usage A
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
4 4 4 4 4.13.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5
School A: WESTEST 2 Online WritingSchool B: WESTEST 2 Online Writing2
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WESTEST 2 Writing: At or Above Mastery Level
School A School B State0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
60%
49% 50%
59%
40%
53%
69%
47%50% 9th grade
10th grade 11th grade
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What does a teacher see?
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Teacher can:• Access and print writing rubrics• Create classes and add
students to classes• Create writing prompts• Assign writing prompts• Monitor/adjust student
writing scores• Document student progress
daily, weekly, monthly, yearly• View/print reports
Writing prompt-the text, images, and/or charts that students read and process prior to writing a document or essay
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WV Writing Rubrics
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Create/Manage Classes
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Create a New Assessment
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Create a New Assignment
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Monitor/Adjust Essay Scores
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Reports
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Group Status Report
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Group Writing List Report
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What does a student see?
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Students can:
• View their homepage• View any messages/comments• Compose essays• Bookmark• Draft print• Score essay with feedback• Print score, feedback, and essay
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https://student.wvwrites.com
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View Messages/Comments
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Compose Essay
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Bookmark
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View Writing Rubric
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View Essay and Draft Print
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View Teacher Comments
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Score the Essay
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Score with Narrative Feedback
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The Five Writing Traits in the WV Writing Rubric
• Organization• Development• Sentence Structure• Word Choice/Grammar Usage• Mechanics
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Organization
Score of 6
Exemplary Organization Clearly stated topic Clear and logical order Strong introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs and
concluding paragraph Sophisticated transition within and between sentences, ideas
and paragraphs
Score of 5
Effective Organization Clearly stated topic Clear and logical order Introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs and
concluding paragraph Purposeful transition within and between sentences, ideas
and paragraphs
Score of 4
Adequate Organization Clearly stated topic Some evidence of a logical order Introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs and
concluding paragraph Appropriate transition within and between sentences, ideas
and paragraphs
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Development
Score of 6
Exemplary Development Sophisticated development of the topic for narrative and
descriptive writing Sophisticated thesis statement and development of
informative and persuasive writing Well executed progression of ideas Strong use of examples, evidence or relevant details Strong use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes
Score of 5
Effective Development Appropriate development of the topic for narrative and
descriptive writing Appropriate thesis statement and development of informative
and persuasive writing Clear progression of ideas Clear use of examples, evidence or relevant details Clear use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes
Score of 4
Adequate Development Sufficient development of the topic for narrative and
descriptive writing Sufficient thesis statement and development of informative
and persuasive writing Progression of ideas Sufficient use of examples, evidence or relevant details Use of analogies, illustrations or anecdotes
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Sentence Structure
Score of 6
Exemplary Sentence Structure Sophisticated and well controlled sentences Sentence variation (simple, compound, complex, compound-
complex)Variation of phrases and clauses (gerund, participial, infinitive; subordinate clauses)
Score of 5
Effective Sentence Structure Complete and correct sentences Sentence variation (simple, compound, complex, compound-
complex) Variation of phrases and clauses (gerund, participial,
infinitive; subordinate clauses)
Score of 4
Adequate Sentence Structure Complete and correct sentences Some sentence variation (simple, compound, complex,
compound-complex) (errors in more complex sentences do not detract) Variation of phrases and clauses (gerund, participial,
infinitive; subordinate clauses)
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Word Choice/Grammar Usage
Score of 6
Exemplary Word Choice/Grammar Usage Vivid, precise/concise, relevant Consistent grammar usage Subject/verb agreement Singular/plural nouns Verb (tense and usage) Pronoun usage Adjective/Adverb
Score of 5
Effective Word Choice/Grammar Usage Appropriate, precise/concise, clear meaning Mostly consistent grammar usage Subject/verb agreement Singular/plural nouns Verb (tense and usage) Pronoun usage Adjective/Adverb
Score of 4
Adequate Word Choice/Grammar Usage Appropriate, specific Somewhat consistent grammar usage Subject/verb agreement Singular/plural nouns Verb (tense and usage) Pronoun usage Adjective/Adverb
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Mechanics
Score of 6
Effective Mechanics Few errors Punctuation Capitalization Spelling Needs some editing
Score of 5
Adequate Mechanics Some errors Punctuation Capitalization Spelling Needs editing but doesn’t impede readability
Score of 4
Limited Mechanics Frequent errors Punctuation Capitalization Spelling Begins to impede readability
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Breakdown of WV Writes Score
• Different from WESTEST 2 Online Writing-gives a holistic score, teachers can override the score
• Each analytic trait is scored and then averaged into a holistic score– Organization, Development, Sentence
Structure, Word Choice/Grammar Usage, Mechanics
• Scoring uses grade-level WV writing rubric of each student
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Comparing Rates of Agreement
Exact Agreement – occurs when the human score is exactly the same as the corresponding engine score (e.g., human rating for Mechanics is 3 and Engine rating is 3).
Exact + Adjacent Agreement – occurs when the human score is exactly the same as the corresponding engine score or is equal to the engine score +/- one point. Similar to a margin of error estimate (e.g., human rating for Mechanics is 4 and Engine rating is 3, 4 or 5).
(Online Writing Scoring Comparability Study – 2010, WVDE)
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Exact Agreement
Human to Human Human to Machine (1) Human to Machine (2)0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
42.639.2 39.9
Summary of Exact Agreement Across All Traits by Scorer Pair
Median Exact Agreement
(Online Writing Scoring Comparability Study – 2010, WVDE)
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Exact + Adjacent Agreement
Human to Human Human to Machine (1) Human to Machine (2)0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
88 87.5 88.5
Summary of Exact and Adjacent Agreement Across All Traits by Scorer
Pair
Median Exact and Adjacent Agreement
(Online Writing Scoring Comparability Study – 2010, WVDE)
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Your Turn
Stop
Read
Score using rubric
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Pair and Share
Find a partner(s)
Share and compare
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Group Consensus
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Navigating the site as a teacher
• https://admin.wvwrites.com• Quick teacher reference
guide