Assessing Writing A Critical Sourcebook
by Huot, Brian; O'Neill, PeggyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-04-04
Publisher(s): Bedford/St. Martin's
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Summary
Assessing Writing assembles the essential research for any writing instructor-from graduate student to program director-who wants to understand and implement effective large-scale writing assessment. Twenty-four of the field's most influential articles provide a practical look at the development of writing assessment, the application of theories of assessment, and the current issues within the field.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: An Introduction to Writing Assessment Theory and Practice | p. 1 |
| Foundations | p. 11 |
| Direct and Indirect Measures for Large-Scale Evaluation of Writing | p. 13 |
| Holisticism | p. 19 |
| Reliability Issues in Holistic Assessment | p. 29 |
| The Worship of Efficiency: Untangling Theoretical and Practical Considerations in Writing Assessment | p. 57 |
| Can There Be Validity Without Reliability? | p. 81 |
| Portfolios as a Substitute for Proficiency Examinations | p. 97 |
| Changing the Model for the Direct Assessment of Writing | p. 102 |
| Looking Back as We Look Forward: Historicizing Writing Assessment | p. 131 |
| Testing the Test of the Test: A Response to "Multiple Inquiry in the Validation of Writing Tests" | p. 150 |
| Toward a New Theory of Writing Assessment | p. 160 |
| Models | p. 177 |
| The Importance of Teacher Knowledge in College Composition Placement Testing | p. 179 |
| Adventuring into Writing Assessment | p. 203 |
| Portfolio Negotiations: Acts in Speech | p. 218 |
| Directed Self-Placement: An Attitude of Orientation | p. 233 |
| WAC Assessment and Internal Audiences: A Dialogue | p. 249 |
| A Process for Establishing Outcomes-Based Assessment Plans for Writing and Speaking in the Disciplines | p. 268 |
| Issues | p. 287 |
| Influences on Evaluators of Expository Essays: Beyond the Text | p. 289 |
| "Portfolio Scoring": A Contradiction in Terms | p. 301 |
| Questioning Assumptions about Portfolio-Based Assessment | p. 315 |
| Rethinking Portfolios for Evaluating Writing: Issues of Assessment and Power | p. 330 |
| The Challenges of Second-Language Writing Assessment | p. 343 |
| Expanding the Dialogue on Culture as a Critical Component When Assessing Writing | p. 357 |
| Gender Bias and Critique of Student Writing | p. 387 |
| Validity of Automated Scoring: Prologue for a Continuing Discussion of Machine Scoring Student Writing | p. 435 |
| Additional Readings | p. 457 |
| About the Editors | p. 473 |
| Index | p. 477 |
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