What we really value : beyond rubrics in teaching and assessing writing /

The result of a long-term study of one university's introductory composition program, Broad's approach to mapping the values that inform writing evaluation is empirically grounded, painstakingly analyzed, yet flexible, human, and pedagogically wise. Not simple, but surely practical, his me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Broad, Bob, 1960-
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Logan : Utah State University Press, [2003]
Subjects:	English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching. Report writing > Study and teaching (Higher) English language > Ability testing. Grading and marking (Students) Report writing > Evaluation. English language. Report writing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric. REFERENCE > Writing Skills. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing. EDUCATION > Testing & Measurement. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

To Tell the Truth: Beyond Rubrics
Studying Rubric-Free Assessment at City University: Research Context and Methods
Textual Criteria: What They Really Valued, Part 1
Contextual Criteria: What They Really Valued, Part 2
A Model for Dynamic Criteria Mapping of Communal Writing Assessment
Appendix A: Assignments for English 1 Essays
Appendix B: Selected Sample Texts from City University
Appendix C: Tabulation of Votes on Sample Texts
Appendix D: Sample Interview Questions
Appendix E: Explanation of References to City University Transcripts.