Table 3 Ratings of content and form-focused end comment revisions
From: Response to written commentary in preparation for high-stakes second language writing assessment
Rating | Marginal content comments | End comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
No change | 36 | 26.1% | 109 | 41.1% |
Minimal change / negative effect | 3 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.8% |
Substantive change / negative effect | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Minimal change / mixed effect | 24 | 17.4% | 64 | 24.2% |
Substantive change / mixed effect | 19 | 13.8% | 14 | 5.3% |
Minimal change / positive effect | 30 | 21.7% | 43 | 16.2% |
Substantive change / positive effect | 26 | 18.8% | 33 | 12.5% |
Total | 138 | 100.0% | 265 | 100.0% |