Writing: from Teaching to Assessment (Part One)

Here are useful tips for IELTS writing:

Writing is the most difficult part of most exams to be tackled by students. Or is it? Let’s see how we can help our students write better.

What should we expect in writing sections?

As the leader of a writing course you need to know the exam thoroughly. Exams are different in some details but there are characteristics in common in almost all writing sections.

• The number of the words candidates are supposed to write is always specified and the test taker has to stick to these limits.
• The writing section is never marked by a computer or any other electronic device. An experienced, well trained examiner is the one who marks the writing section of the exam.
• There is a paper provided for students to write their writing on. In some exams today, the student is required to type the writing on a computer though.
• Writing tasks can vary based on their type (content and procedural knowledge based tasks, open-ended tasks, and input-based tasks) and their genre (articles, reports, reviews, competition entries, leaflets and information sheets, contributions to brochures, applications, letters, personal notes and messages, essays, and compositions).

Read more: http://www.ieltsjuice.com/tips-for-teachers/2014/12/23/writing-from-teaching-to-assessment-part-one#.VKJvL_8BM

I also came across with this article as well: http://studying-for-ielts.blogspot.com/2014/09/writing-part-1.html