Reframing Writing Assessment To Improve Teaching And Learning - Linda Adler-Kassner

Adler-kassner And Oneill 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. This Discussion Needs To Be Reframed, Say Adler-kassner And Oneill, To Help Policymakers Understand That The Purpose Of Writing Instruction Is To Help Students Develop Critical Thinking, Reading, And Writing Strategies That Will Form The Foundation For Their Future Educations, Professional Careers, And Civic Engagement.