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2017 · Portland, OR

Improving the Experience and Efficacy of Testing for Placement

Session A.44

Area: Research · family: Theory and research methods

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Chair Marcy Llamas Senese independent writing program consultant
Speakers Elizabeth Keating University of Houston → University of Houston ‘Give Them a Sob Story’: Mobilizing Student Experiences of Standardized Test Writing to Improve Teaching and Assessment
Speakers Gillan White Saginaw Valley State University → Saginaw Valley State University A Humanistic Approach to Quantitative Analysis or a Quantitative Approach to Humanism: Putting Placement Testing in Its Place
Speakers Meng Yu Georgia State University, Atlanta → Georgia State University Building Boundary of Writing Assessment through Validation

Source

NCTE's program, near page 86 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. “Improving the Experience and Efficacy of Testing for Placement.” 2017 Convention Program, Portland, OR, session A.44. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.