Writing Assessment
The new Writing Assessment is being piloted in Summer 2004. The new Writing Assessment takes a three-pronged approach. Click here to open a PDF file describing the assessment in further detail.
Who takes it?
Student writing samples can be obtained from every level.
When is it administered?
Samples are obtained in the fall and spring and are evaluated in the summer.
How long does it take for a student to complete the assessment?
No time—the writing samples require no extra work by the students.
Submissions are obtained through writing students have already completed
through their coursework.
What office administers it?
The Writing Across the University Committee.
Who originates the assessment?
A Writing Assessment Committee of faculty proposed the assessment in Fall
2003.
When are results typically available?
Since the assessment has yet to be administered, this is unknown.
Results will probably be available in late summer / early fall.
What type of information is sought?
Evidence of students’ demonstration of the knowledge and skills in writing
described in the Learning Outcomes for Writing-Enhanced courses. The
proposal also calls for a committee to review appropriate survey data (NSSE,
GSQ, CSEQ) to assess students’ writing habits, attitudes, etc.
Additionally, there will be a collegial review of faculty-selected writing
samples from students in their classes.
From whom are the results available?
The Writing Across the University Committee.
To whom are the results regularly distributed?
The campus community through reports, presentations, and the Assessment
Almanac.
Are results available by division or discipline?
No.
Are results comparable to data of other universities?
No.
2005 Writing Assessment Results
2004 Writing Assessment Results
Interim Writing Assessment Results
Sophomore Writing Experience Reports
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