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 …

This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of
writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models used in current composition teaching …

This paper examines the construct measured by automated essay scoring (AES) systems.
AES systems measure features of the text structure, linguistic structure, and conventional …

This popular textbook introduces prospective and practicing English teachers to current
methods of teaching literature in middle and high school classrooms. It underscores the …

Graduate students are future scientists, and as such, being able to communicate science is
imperative for their integration into the scientific community. This is primarily achieved …

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 …

Many L2 learners demonstrate low motivation when it comes to developing higher
competencies in writing. In this study, we propose that by engaging L2 students and their …

This paper proposes a theory of ethics for writing assessment. Based on a definition of
fairness as the identification of opportunity structures created through maximum construct …

Over the past 30 years, considerable scholarship has critically examined the nature of
instructor response on written assignments in the context of higher education (see Straub …

In this article, we investigate disparate impact analysis as a validation tool for understanding
the local effects of writing assessment on diverse groups of students. Using a case study …