Sara Cushing Weigle

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Sara Cushing Weigle is a scholar working on Education, Language and Linguistics and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Cushing Weigle has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Education, 17 papers in Language and Linguistics and 15 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Sara Cushing Weigle's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (17 papers), Student Assessment and Feedback (12 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (8 papers). Sara Cushing Weigle is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (17 papers), Student Assessment and Feedback (12 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (8 papers). Sara Cushing Weigle collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Argentina. Sara Cushing Weigle's co-authors include Weiwei Yang, Xiaofei Lu, Eric Friginal, Gayle L. Nelson, Man Li, Nannette Evans Commander, Megan Montee, Gary J. Ockey, Xun Yan and Martin East and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, TESOL Quarterly and Journal of Second Language Writing.

In The Last Decade

Sara Cushing Weigle

29 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Different topics, different discourse: Relationships among writing topic, measures of syntactic complexity, and judgments of writing quality

2015 192 citations Weiwei Yang, Sara Cushing Weigle et al. Journal of Second Language Writing profile →

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Cyril J. Weir United Kingdom

Glenn Fulcher United Kingdom

Antony John Kunnan United States

Liz Hamp‐Lyons United Kingdom

Dorry M. Kenyon United States

Aek Phakiti Australia

Dianne Wall United Kingdom

Ling Shi Canada

Robert Kantor United States

David Coniam Hong Kong

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Cushing Weigle

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All Works

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Weigle, Sara Cushing, et al.. (2025). Exploring the application of keystroke logging techniques to research in second language (L2) writing. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 4(1). 100179–100179.

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Weigle, Sara Cushing, et al.. (2025). Linguistic predictors of L2 writing performance: Variations across genres. Assessing Writing. 66. 100985–100985.

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (2024). Ungrading as an assessment philosophy: Reliability, validity, and practicality. Journal of Second Language Writing. 66. 101152–101152.

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Weigle, Sara Cushing, et al.. (2024). The Use of TOEFL iBT® in Admissions Decisions: Stakeholder Perceptions of Policies and Practices. ETS Research Report Series. 2024(1). 1–16.

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Weigle, Sara Cushing, et al.. (2023). The Use of Assistive Technologies Including Generative AI by Test Takers in Language Assessment: A Debate of Theory and Practice. Language Assessment Quarterly. 20(4-5). 520–532. 21 indexed citations

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Commander, Nannette Evans, et al.. (2022). Virtual exchange: a promising high-impact practice for developing intercultural effectiveness across disciplines. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1–19. 19 indexed citations

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Llosa, Lorena, Scott E. Grapin, Eric Friginal, Sara Cushing Weigle, & Margaret E. Malone. (2019). Linguistic Dimensions of TOEFL iBT Essays Compared With Successful Student Disciplinary Writing in the University. TESOL Quarterly. 54(1). 251–265. 1 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing & Margaret E. Malone. (2016). Assessment of English for academic purposes. 632–644. 4 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing & Eric Friginal. (2015). Linguistic dimensions of impromptu test essays compared with successful student disciplinary writing: Effects of language background, topic, and L2 proficiency. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 18. 25–39. 36 indexed citations

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Friginal, Eric & Sara Cushing Weigle. (2014). Exploring multiple profiles of L2 writing using multi-dimensional analysis. Journal of Second Language Writing. 26. 80–95. 58 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing, Weiwei Yang, & Megan Montee. (2013). Exploring Reading Processes in an Academic Reading Test Using Short-Answer Questions. Language Assessment Quarterly. 10(1). 28–48. 19 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing, et al.. (2012). Source text borrowing in an integrated reading/writing assessment. Journal of Second Language Writing. 21(2). 118–133. 79 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (2011). Validation of Automated Scores of TOEFL iBT® Tasks against Nontest Indicators of Writing Ability. TOEFL iBT® Research Report. TOEFL iBT-15. ETS Research Report RR-11-24.. ETS Research Report Series. 4 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (2011). VALIDATION OF AUTOMATED SCORES OF TOEFL IBT^®TASKS AGAINST NONTEST INDICATORS OF WRITING ABILITY. ETS Research Report Series. 2011(2). 37 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (2010). Validation of automated scores of TOEFL iBT tasks against non-test indicators of writing ability. Language Testing. 27(3). 335–353. 43 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (2010). Book review: Shaw SD and Weir CJ (2007). Language Testing. 27(1). 141–144. 1 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing, et al.. (2003). Effects of Task and Rater Background on the Evaluation of ESL Student Writing: A Pilot Study. TESOL Quarterly. 37(2). 345–345. 26 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (2002). Assessing Writing. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 374 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (1998). Using FACETS to model rater training effects. Language Testing. 15(2). 263–287. 253 indexed citations

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Weigle, Sara Cushing. (1994). Using FACETS To Model Rater Training Effects. Draft.. 44(1). 8–18. 1 indexed citations

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