Adler-Kassner, Linda, authorO'Neill, Peggy, authorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032010http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87978Includes bibliographical references and index.Adler-Kassner and O'Neill show writing faculty and administrators how to frame discussions of writing assessment so that they accurately represent research-based practices, and promote assessments that are valid, reliable, and discipline-appropriate. Public discourse about writing instruction is currently driven by ideas of what instructors and programs "need to do," "should do," or "are not doing" and is based on poorly informed concepts of correctness and unfounded claims about a broad decline in educational quality.1. Higher Education, Framing, and Writing Assessment -- 2. Framing (and) American Education -- 3. The Framing of Composition and Writing Assessment -- 4. Reframing Strategies and Techniques -- 5. Reframing in Action -- 6. Reframing Assessment: Why Does My Participation Matter? -- 7. Reimagining Writing Assessment.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teachingGrading and marking (Students)Report writing -- EvaluationCollege prose -- EvaluationTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.