• “I learn how to understand the descriptors in a more details way, and I now know how to write to gain a higher mark.”
• “I think it could be better if we talk about these [requirements in rubrics] while reading the exemplars, integrating these two, and no need to explain them separately. It is meaningless to explain them separately. For example, when we talked about pronouns, we might not know how to place the pronouns in a sentence. We need to learn how to use.”

• “When we use exemplar, we would automatically compare our own articles with the exemplar, thinking about the differences between our articles and the exemplar, then I know what I should improve on.”
• “When our group looked through the bad exemplar, which was of 5.5 points to 6 points, we know that is an article that is at the same level as ours, then we know what our problems are.”

• “You can compare, because he (the teacher) gave two passages. So, while you are comparing the two passages, you can consider why this gets higher mark, or somehow, to learn the… how to say… to learn from this comparison, and to improve your writing skills.”
• “The exemplars can let me know more about the differences between a higher-scored and lower-scored writing.”