Coming to terms : : theorizing writing assessment in composition studies / / Patricia Lynne.
In a provocative book-length essay, Patricia Lynne argues that most programmatic assessment of student writing in U.S. public and higher education is conceived in the terms of mid-20th century positivism. Since composition as a field had found its most compatible home in constructivism, she asks, wh...
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Large-scale writing assessment practices and the influence of objectivity
- Contemporary literacy scholarship and the value of context
- Wrestling with positivism
- Theory under construction
- The politics of theorizing
- Theorizing writing assessment
- Theory in practice.