From Validity to Validation: How to Use Validation for Better Writing Assessment
| Role | Name as printed | Affiliation as printed | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Patrick Thomas | Kent State University, OH → Kent State University | |
| Speakers | Michael Williamson | Indiana University of Pennsylvania → Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Validity and Bias in Writing Assessment |
| Speakers | Norbert Elliot | New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark → New Jersey Institute of Technology | Validity and the Role of Quanitative Data in Writing Assessment |
| Speakers | Les Perelman | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge → Massachusetts Institute of Technology | The Five-Paragraph Essay Makes People Stupid and Machines Smart |
| Speakers | Brian Huot | Kent State University, OH → Kent State University | Validation of Writing Assessment as Argument |
| Speakers | Doug Baldwin | Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ → Educational Testing Service | How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the 5-Paragraph Essay: Confessions of a Teacher Turned Writing Assessment Specialist |
| Speakers | Nancy Glazer | Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ → Educational Testing Service | One of Many Myths: Does the Five-Paragraph Essay Sink or Swim in Large-scale Writing Assessments? |
| Respondent | Edward White | University of Arizona, Tucson → University of Arizona |
Source
NCTE's program, near page 123 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.
Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “From Validity to Validation: How to Use Validation for Better Writing Assessment.” 2009 Convention Program, San Francisco, session D.9. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.