In Antiracist Writing Assessment Ecologies, Asao B. Inoue theorizes classroom writing
assessment as a complex system that is “more than” its interconnected elements. To explain …

Abstract When Assessing Writing (ASW) was founded 25 years ago, conversations about
fairness were very much in the air and illustrated sharp divides between teachers and …

The translingual turn has prompted various attempts at bringing “translingual writing” into
various curricula. However, if such writing, indeed any writing, continues to be bound to …

Winner of the 2015 CPTSC Award for Excellence in Program Assessment Written for those
who design, redesign, and assess writing programs, Very Like a Whale is an intensive …

Abstract While Writing Studies scholarship has interrogated race and college writing
instruction, we argue that it still needs to substantially build upon this work in systematic …

Conclusions: Many community colleges implementing DSP are motivated by ethical or
social justice concerns. There is promising evidence that DSP can be successfully …

The last two years have raised important questions about how we can make the teaching of
academic writing more equitable. In fact, the current moment invites us to “learn to unlearn” …

Race and class are deeply embedded in the way the field and teachers think about linguistic
and written performance. Yet, addressing and understanding racial and linguistic prejudice …

Abstract Directed Self-Placement (DSP) is an approach that brings together self-efficacy and
course selection to guide enrollment of college students into first-year writing courses. The …

As national reform efforts are reshaping community college policies with the goal of
improving degree completion rates, many two-year colleges are rethinking longstanding …