CFP: Writing in a High-Stakes Test Environment (1/15/06; 5/11/06-5/12/06)
CALL FOR PAPERS Third Annual Virginia State University Conference on
CompositionMay 11-12, 2006Theme: Teaching Writing in a High-Stakes Test
Environment Increasingly, our students write in a high-stakes test
environment. High schools are demanding that students pass writing
assessment tests in order to receive diplomas. The SAT has added a
controversial writing component. At the college level, students may
again face timed writing assessments, either as part of their placement
in first year writing courses or as part of exit requirements. How do
we, as educators, respond to this high-stakes test environment? What
impact do such tests have on our teaching as well as on our students?