A leader in twentieth-century education, Henry Chauncey (1905–2002) introduced large-scale assessment into the lives of individual Americans. This first full-length educational biography examines Chau
Biographer Elliot provides readers with a profile of the first president of the Educational Testing Service and his impact on the ETS, as well as his ancestors and their impact on the subject's develo
The College Board's new SAT essay writing requirement has put student writing in the national spotlight. Elliot (English, New Jersey Institute of Technology) traces the history of debates over assessm
Written for those who design, redesign, and assess writing programs, Very Like a Whale is an intensive discussion of writing program assessment issues. Taking its title fromHamlet, the book explores t
This edited collection provides the first principled examination of social justice and the advancement of opportunity as the aim and consequence of writing assessment. Contributors to the volume offer
