Background to this web site

The moderation process used in the development of this document:

• In pairs, the project coordinators analysed and assessed sets of student work in relation to the ESL Scope and Scales, using the proforma ‘Evidence for scaling’.
• The project coordinators shared their understandings of the student texts, justifying their determination of a Scale level.
• Based on feedback, changes were made to the analysis and commentary.
• The project coordinators reviewed the analysis and commentary to ensure consistency of interpretation and accuracy of judgement.

The students

The students whose evidence is included in this web site are of non-English speaking background, except for Clarissa in the Early Years. The names used in this document are not the students’ own names.
 

PDFs of the print versions

The material on this website is available at time of publishing (2004) in print versions which can be downloaded.