1st Edition

Developing and Validating an Analytic Rating Scale for Large-Scale EFL Writing Assessment The Case of CET-4

By Shaoyan Zou Copyright 2026
198 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

198 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The debate between holistic and analytical scoring methods in second language assessment has long persisted. This book addresses the effectiveness and validity of the holistic rating scale used in China’s high-stakes CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) writing tests via systematic case study analysis. Using a multi-phase, mixed-methods research methodology, the author creates and validates a... Read more

1 Introduction  2 Literature Review  3 Conceptualizing and Measuring EFL Writing with Rating Scales: Toward a Tentative Descriptive Framework  4 Constructing the Analytic Rating Scale: Research Methods, Results and Discussion  5 Validating the Analytic Rating Scale: Research Methods, Results and Discussion  6 Conclusion

Biography

Shaoyan Zou is an associate professor at School of Foundational Education, University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, China. Her research interests include language assessment and evaluation, second language writing, and technology-assisted language learning. Her recent publications have appeared in Language Assessment Quarterly and Computer Assisted Language Learning.