WPT: Writing Process Test
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)