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APPENDIX L

Six-point Analytic Rating Scale of this Study

General Specic Idea quality Description Rating 3 4 5 6

Content

Relevance, originality, depth to 0 1 2 the topic Position-taking Clear thesis statement in the introduction Idea development clear logic in paragraph development (a topic sentence with one idea/unity, supporting details/evidence with thorough discussions) Idea wrap-up a definite sense of closure by summarizing the main ideas discussed in the body paragraph and further comments by making a final statement such as prediction and recommendation in the conclusion paragraph Cohesion Smooth transitions and/or connections between sentences and paragraphs The organization of discourse with all elements present and fitting together logically (e.g., the presence of an introduction, a thesis statement, rhetorical support, and conclusion) Length of the essay (i.e., the number of words of each essay) The ratio of error-free words of the length of each essay) The total number of academic words of each essay

Organization Coherence

Fluency

Language

Accuracy Lexical Complexity