Approaches to Assessing Student Writing and Writing Programs in the Age of Accountability
Issue: Vol 7 No. 2-3 (2015)
Journal: Writing & Pedagogy
Subject Areas: Writing and Composition Linguistics
Abstract:
Reviews of:
Very like a whale: The assessment of writing programs Edward M. White, Norbert Elliot, and Irvin Peckham (2015) ISBN-13: 978-0-87421-985-2. Pp. 202.
Assessing and improving student writing in college Barbara E. Walvoord (2014) ISBN-13: 978-1-118-55736-5. Pp. xiii + 119.
Author: Dan Melzer
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Haswell, R. (ed.) (2001) Beyond Outcomes: Assessment and Instruction within a University Writing Program. Wesport, CT: Ablex.
Huot, B. (2002) (Re)Articulating Writing Assessment for Teaching and Learning. Logan: Utah State UP.
Inoue, A. and Poe, M. (2012) Race and Writing Assessment. New York: Peter Lang.
Walvoord, B. (2010) Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.