Ages: 8 through 19
Testing Time: 45 minutes
Administration: Individual
The norm-referenced Writing Process Test (WPT)
is a direct
measure of writing that requires the student to plan, write, and revise an
original composition. The WPT assesses both written product and writing process.
The test can be administered individually or in groups for people 8 through 19
years of age (or in Grades 2 through 12), and administration usually takes 45
minutes (plus another 30 minutes if the student revises).
The test rates the writer's effort on two scales, Development and Fluency. The
six Development Scales assess Purpose and Focus, Audience, Vocabulary, Style and
Tone, Support and Development, and Organization and Coherence. The six Fluency
Scales assess Sentence Structure and Variety, Grammar and Usage, Capitalization
and Punctuation, and Spelling.
Two different prompts were normed during standardization, and percentile ranks
and standard scores (M= 100,SD= 15) are provided for Development and Fluency and
for the sum of the two (the Total Score). The scales are applicable to virtually
all written compositions. The following are some of the WPT features: Analytic
scoring provides diagnostic information that holistic scoring cannot; ten
4-point scales for precise scoring; uses one score protocol for all grades;
score protocol also works well for grading most teacher-assigned writing; normed
on 5,000+ students in Grades 2 to 12 in class-size groups; internal consistency
reliability averaged .84 (interrater averaged .75).
Complete WPT Kit includes:
Test Manual, Technical Manual, 25 Analytical Record Forms, 25 Form A First Draft
Booklets, 25 Training and Calibration Record Forms, 25 Form B First Draft
Booklets, 25 Revision Booklets, and a Scorer Folder. (©1992)
