Fall 2002 Workshop on Assessment and Evaluation
Links/Resources
Materials from Workshop
Samples

WPA Outcomes Statement

NDSU English Department's Goals for first year writing

ComPile (A compositon research database)

Useful Links:
Common Problems with Essays + Advice

Dan Kurland's critical reading

Evaluating online sources

Scholarly journal vs. popular magazines

Power Searching for Anyone

Search Engine Math

Writing Summaries

Summaries: An Introduction


Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing

Analytical Reading

Bibliography on Assessment

Bibliography on Evaluation

Responding to First Year Writing

Key Words and Concepts

Developing tools for evaluation, feedback, and assessment

Grading Conferences

Assignment Design

Overheads (Day One)

Overheads (Day Two)

General 110/120 Response Rubric

Specifc Grading Rubric (Annotated Bib)

Evaluation Criteria for 110/120

Process Letters assignment

Writing Apprehension Test

Pretest (Summary)

Post-test (Summary)

Pretest (Short essay w/ sources)

Post test (Short essay w/ sources)

Sample Response to assignment (perhaps useful for a sample peer review)

Materials to save in Word:

Contact Info

Evaluation criteria

General Rubric

Sample response

Process letters

Contact other NDSU comp teachers
(This will send a message to all comp teachers in the department—a place to ask questions, discuss ideas.)

Contact the FEC
(This will send a message to all members of the FEC—First year English Committee—questions, comments, ideas, anything!)

Contact Eunice Johnston, Director of the First Year English program

To 110 course
To 120 course
To index

Elizabeth Birmingham
Assistant Professor, Department of English
320J Minard Hall
North Dakota State University
Fargo, North Dakota 58105

Office: (701) 231-6587
e-mail: Elizabeth.Birmingham@ndsu.nodak.edu

Prospective students may schedule a visit by calling: 1-800-488-NDSU.

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