The Opening of the Modern Era of Writing Assessment: A Narrative1

College English Jan 2001

The Opening of the Modern Era of Writing Assessment: A Narrative1

Edward M. White

Abstract

Notes that writing assessment has become an important specialty within composition studies with links to such “suspicious partners” as educational research, statistics, and politics and with profound effects on public policy and educational funding. Discusses the modern era of writing assessment beginning during the fall of 1971 an its implications. Considers assessment as a site of conflict.

Journal: College English
Published: 2001-01-01
DOI: 10.58680/ce20011209
Open Access: Closed
Topics: assessment multimodality

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