WV Writes:WV Writes:A Roadmap to Writing SuccessA Roadmap to Writing Success

Dr. Vaughn G. Rhudy, NBCT, WESTEST 2 RLA/Online Writing CoordinatorWest Virginia Department of Education

Office of Assessment, Accountability & Research

County Test Coordinator TrainingCharleston, West Virginia

September 1-2, 2010

What isWhat isWV Writes?WV Writes?

WV Writes features…a new look:

New colorful, user-friendly interface for teachers and students

Separate URL addresses for teacher/administrator and student logins Teacher/Administrator login: https://admin.wvwrites.com Student login: https://student.wvwrites.com

WV Writes features…improved scoring:

A WV scoring engine trained using sample WV student papers from the 2008 WESTEST 2 Online Writing Field Test

Scoring based on WV Writing Rubrics and five analytic writing traits: Organization Development Sentence Structure Word Choice/Grammar Usage Mechanics

Annual calibration of scoring for reliability and validity

WV Writes features…unlimited writing practice:

34 passages and prompts selected from the 2008 WESTEST 2 Online Writing Field Test

162 grade-level shelf prompts Opportunity for teachers in all content areas to create

their own prompts Unlimited practice sessions for students in grades 3-

12 Opportunity for immediate scores and narrative

feedback matching West Virginia’s Writing Rubrics Free access to all public schools

WV Writes features…improved student writing:

Opportunity for teachers to offer specific comments to help students improve writing

Research evidence that use of WV Writes (Writing Roadmap) increases student scores on WESTEST 2 Online Writing

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Practice Essay

Write a descriptive essay about your favorite place.

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Support/Contact InformationWest Virginia Department of Education

Office of Assessment and Research, 304-558-2546Sandra L. FosterLead Coordinator

slfoster@access.k12.wv.us

Stacey MurrellRLA Acuity/WV Writes Coordinator

slmurrell@access.k12.wv.us

Dr. Vaughn G. RhudyWESTEST 2 RLA/Online Writing Coordinator

vrhudy@access.k12.wv.us

KEY WEB ADDRESSESKEY WEB ADDRESSES• http://wvde.state.wv.us/

West Virginia Department of Education

• http://wvde.state.wv.us/oaa/ Office of Assessment and Research

• https://admin.wvwrites.com Teacher/Administrator Log In

• https://student.wvwrites.com Student Log In

THANK YOU!