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Table 2 Attitude domains available in e-asTTleAttitude – GeneralEngagement – GeneralMotivation – GeneralMotivation – WritingInterest – WritingSelf-regulation – GeneralThis is the general set that has always appeared in asTTle, but rewritteninto statements for students to respond to (six statements).This is a set of general statements relating to student engagement withschool (six statements).This is a set of general statements relating to student motivation for school(eight statements).This is a set of statements relating to motivation in writing (six statements).This is a set of statements relating to students’ interest in writing (sixstatements).This is a general set of statements relating to student self-regulation. Thisset could be used across subjects for senior students (six statements).3.1.2.Choosing an e-asTTle promptTeachers should use their professional judgment when choosing a prompt, to ensure that it is appropriate fortheir students.When choosing a prompt, consider possible sources of difficulty such as the level of abstract thought required:for example, “community facility”, which is the focus of one prompt, is a highly abstract term. Also considerthe complexity of the structure appropriate to the purpose: for example, narrating requires the writer to use amore complex structure than describing or recounting.Some prompts will suit older students because they cover topics relating to the wider world. Others willbe better suited to younger students. The recounting prompts (Whānau and family time, Time with friends,and What I did well) and three of the describing prompts (Girl, Adult and child, and Dogs at the beach) arewritten in slightly simplified language because of the likelihood that they will be used by teachers of youngerstudents.Choosing a variety of prompts according to the needs and interests of students will increase studentengagement. Doing so should not significantly increase time spent on marking if the prompts have the samepurpose. However, introducing each prompt and discussing the topic will make test administration morecomplicated. Teachers who choose to use more than one prompt might want to consider assessing differentprompts at different times.3.1.3.Assigning an e-asTTle writing testAn e-asTTle writing test must be assigned to a group of students before scores can be entered into theapplication. Assigning a test involves associating students with a test that has been created and accepted andspecifying a start and end date. Students can be assigned to a writing test any time after the test has beencreated. A writing test can be assigned to a pre-existing group loaded into e-asTTle (for instance, a class), orto a subset of students within a pre-existing group.The assignment process1.2.3.Select “Assign Test” from the “Home” page.Select the name of the test you want to assign.Use the radio buttons to choose whether you are going to assign the test to a whole group or to a selectionof students in a group. Select the group and/or students.Page 15 Part A: e-asTTle writinge-asTTle writing (revised) Manual