TY  - BOOK
AU  - White,Edward M.
TI  - Teaching and assessing writing: recent advances in understanding, evaluating, and improving student performance 
T2  - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
SN  - 1555426190
AV  - LB1576 .W48628 1994
U1  - 808.042 22
PY  - 1994///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Jossey-Bass
KW  - English language
KW  - Composition and exercises
KW  - Ability testing
KW  - Rhetoric
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Report writing
KW  - Writing
KW  - Teaching
KW  - Aptitude Tests
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-325) and index; Part one: Assessment--A critical tool in the teaching of writing -- Assessment as threat and promise -- Assessment and the design of writing assignments -- Using essay tests -- How theories of reading affect responses to writing -- Responding to student writing -- Using portfolios -- Part two: Writing assessment beyond the classroom -- Language and reality in writing assessment -- Assessing writing proficiency -- Selecting appropriate writing measures -- Organizing and managing holistic essay or portfolio readings -- Avoiding pitfalls in writing assessment -- Evaluating writing programs -- The politics of assessment: past and future -- Resource A: Sample holistic scoring guide -- Resource B: Submission guidelines and scoring guide for portfolios -- Resource C: Guidelines for self-study to precede a writing program evaluation -- Resource D: Evaluation of the writing-across-the-curriculum program: Minnesota Community College system; Also issued online
ER  -