Dangerous liaisons: Reflections on a pilot project for state-mandated outcomes assessment of written communication

Assessing Writing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-44

  Denny, Harry C ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Holistic scoring; Institutional research; Portfolio; Primary trait; Program review; Writing assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 46049103952     PISSN: 10752935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asw.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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