College Composition and Communication Sep 1998

Directed Self-Placement: An Attitude of Orientation

Daniel J. Royer ; Roger Gilles

Abstract

If proper placement is a matter of guiding students into the course that is best suited to their educational background and current writing ability, directed self-placement may be the most valid procedure we can use. (Royer and Gilles 69-70).

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College Composition and Communication
Published
1998-09-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc19981316
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