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IELTS Writing Test

Writing is assessed according to levels of task achievement, vocabulary, grammar and cohesive devices.

 

Research includes aspects relating to:

  • • task achievement
  • • cohesive devices
  • • vocabulary and grammar.
Title Researcher Published
The cognitive processes of taking IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Guoxing Yu, Pauline Rea-Dickins and Richard Kiely, University of Bristol IELTS RR 11 2011
The effect of memorised learning on the Writing scores of Chinese IELTS test-takers Alison Wray and Christine Pegg, Cardiff University IELTS RR 9 2009
Does the computer make a difference? The reaction of candidates to a computer based versus traditional hand-written form of the IELTS Writing component: Effects and Impact Cyril Weir, University of Bedfordshire, Barry O’Sullivan, Roehampton University, Jin Yan, Jiao Tong University and Stephen Bax, Canterbury Christ Church University IELTS RR 7 2007
Documenting features of written language production typical at different IELTS band score levels Jayanti Banerjee, Florencia Franceschina and Anne Margaret Smith, Lancaster University

IELTS RR 7 2007

A corpus-based investigation of linguistic responses to an IELTS Academic Writing task Chris Kennedy and Dilys Thorp, The University of Birmingham SiLT 19 2007
A linguistic analysis of Chinese and Greek L1 scripts for IELTS Academic Writing Task 2 Barbara Mayor, Ann Hewings and Joan Swann with Caroline Coffin, The Open University SiLT 19 2007
IELTS Writing: Revising assessment criteria and scales (Conclusion) Stuart Shaw, Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 24 2006
IELTS Writing: Revising assessment criteria and scales (Phase V) Peter Falvey, Cambridge ESOL consultant, and Stuart Shaw, Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 23 2006
IELTS Writing: Revising assessment criteria and scales (Phase IV) Graeme Bridges,  examinations and Assessment Group, and Stuart Shaw, Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 18 2004
IELTS Writing: Revising assessment criteria and scales (Phase III) Stuart Shaw, Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 16 2004
IELTS Writing: Revising assessment criteria and scales (Concluding Phase II) Stuart Shaw, Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 15 2004
IELTS Writing: Revising assessment criteria and scales (Phase II) Stuart Shaw, Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 10 2002
IELTS Writing: Revising assessment criteria and scales (Phase I) Stuart Shaw, Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 9 2002
‘What’s your score?’ An investigation into language descriptors for rating written performance Peter Mickan, University of Adelaide IELTS RR 5 2003
Text analysis and the assessment of Academic Writing Peter Mickan, University of Adelaide and Stephen Slater, Jogakuin University IELTS RR 4 2003
Task design in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: The effect of quantity and manner of presentation of information of candidate writing Kieran O’Loughlin, The University of Melbourne and Gillian Wigglesworth, Macquarie University

IELTS RR 4

2003

SiLT 19 2003

Exploring issues in the assessment of pen-and-paper/computer-based IELTS Writing Research and Validation Group, Cambridge ESOL RN 10 2002
Investigating variability in a test of second language writing ability Barry O'Sullivan, University of Reading RN 7 2002
A study of response validity of the IELTS Writing module Peter Mickan, University of Adelaide and Carol Gibson and Stephen Slater, University of South Australia IELTS RR 3 2000
Authenticity in the IELTS Academic module Writing Test: A comparative study of Task 2 items and university assignments Tim Moore, Monash University and Janne Morton, The University of Melbourne

IELTS RR 2 1999

SiLT 19 2007

Does IELTS Preparation Work? An Application of the Context-Adaptive Model of Language Program Evaluation James DH Brown, The University of Melbourne IELTS RR 1 1998
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