HOLISTIC APPROACH

The reader reacts to the

students' compositions as a
whole and a single score is
rewarded to the writing.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT???
HOLISTIC SCORE SCALE
works well and can be altered to fit
the level of the students and the
focus of instruction.

numerical scale ranks performance
at levels as "superior," "competent,"
and "incompetent."
for each level, the descriptions can be
changed to reflect the kind of performance
that teachers expect at a given level of
language ability.


reliability of this scoring method is
considered good when the raters are trained
to establish common standards.
SAMPLE OF SCORING SCHEME