Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2005

High School Writing Practices in the Age of Standards: Implications for College Composition

Miles McCrimmon

Abstract

This article examines the ideological assumptions and practical consequences of recent state and federal attempts to standardize writing instruction at the secondary level, and it suggests alternative forms of assessment and classroom research available to teachers of composition in high school and college.

Journal
Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published
2005-03-01
DOI
10.58680/tetyc20054592
Open Access
Closed
Topics
writing pedagogy

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