The Writing Process
Conducting Research
Citing Sources
Technology & Writing
Specific Types of Writing
Writing in the Disciplines
Second Language Writing
Academic Integrity
Grammar & Style

Integrating Writing into
Your Course
Designing Assignments
Responding to Writing
Conducting Peer Review
Evaluating Writing
Overview
General Resources
Grading Methods &
Criteria
Alternatives to Grading
Teaching Writing with
Technology
Writing in the Disciplines
Second Language Writing
Academic Integrity

The consultants at the CWE
have put together a variety of
helpful handouts for writers
and teachers.

These handouts are included
in the relevant sections of
the CWE Digital Dashboard.
You can also view a
complete list of all CWE
handouts here.

You will also find useful
tips and information in
our CWE newsletters.

Evaluating Writing

OVERVIEW

This section provides resources for evaluating the quality of student writing--i.e., methods and approaches for assessment and grading. See the Responding to Writing section for resources related to commenting and responding to student writing.

Also see: Responding to Writing for resources to help you respond effectively on student writing.

GENERAL RESOURCES

	Writing Assessment: A Position Statement Conference on College Composition and Communication
	Resolution on Grading Student Writers NCTE Position Statement
	Peter Elbow, "Grading Student Writing: Making it Simpler, Faster, Clearer" New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No. 69 (Spring 1997)
	Responding and Evaluating Univ. of Kansas Writing Center
	Responding & Grading Univ. of Minnesota Center for Writing Provides various resources on "Approaches to Response" and "Approaches to Grading," as well as samples of responding activities and handouts, and samples of grading activities and tools.
	Some Tuesdays: Thirteen Ways of Looking at Student Writing Western Washington Univ., C. Werder Suggestions for "ways to grade writing with less anguish, pain, and time." HTML version of an MS Word document available via download on this webpage.
	"Pruning Too Early: The Thorny Issue of Grading Student Writing" Stephanie Wilder, National Writing Project (NWP), The Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 4, Fall 1997 Link to download the PDF of the article on this webpage.