Troubling Placement in Basic Writing

Session J.34

Area: Basic Writing · family: Basic writing

Role	Name as printed	Affiliation as printed	Paper
Chair	Sarah Kirk	University of Alaska Anchorage → University of Alaska Anchorage
Speakers	Sarah Kirk	University of Alaska Anchorage → University of Alaska Anchorage	Tracking Student Success: Evaluating a Local Writing Sample as an Additional Placement Tool for Basic Writing Students
Speakers	Sean Molloy	Hunter College, CUNY, New York, NY → Hunter College	‘Caught in the Net of Numbers’: How Mina Shaughnessy Validated High-Stakes Writing Course Exit Test
Speakers	Keith Rhodes	Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI → Grand Valley State University	Own Your Own Placement: Self-Efficacy and the Public Face of Directed Self-Placement
Speakers	Ashley Ludewig	University of Louisville, KY → University of Louisville	(Re)Investigating Writing Apprehension as a Placement Tool: A Qualitative Exploration of Writing Apprehension with First-Year, At-Risk Writers

Source

NCTE's program, near page 224 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. “Troubling Placement in Basic Writing.” 2013 Convention Program, Las Vegas, session J.34. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.