Creating a culture of assessment in writing programs and beyond

College Composition and Communication

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Moore, Cindy ^a   O'Neill, Peggy ^a   Huot, Brian ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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