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
Stacey MurrellRLA Acuity/WV Writes Coordinator
Dr. Vaughn G. RhudyWESTEST 2 RLA/Online Writing Coordinator
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
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