Beyond Outcomes: Assessment and Instruction Within a University Writing Program Book

	List of Figures and Tables
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Why WSU?
Pt. I	Program History: Three Narratives	1
1	The Continuing Program: A Retrospective View	3
2	Authoring an Exam: Adventuring into Large-Scale Writing Assessment	13
3	An Assessment Office within a Writing Center: The Butterfly Effect	25
Pt. II	Toward Outcomes	37
4	The Two-Tier Rating System: The Need for Ongoing Change	39
5	The Obvious Placement: The Addition of Theory	53
6	Exploring the Difficult Cases: In the Cracks of Writing Assessment	65
Pt. III	Circle of Assessment and Instruction	81
7	Writes of Passage: Conceptualizing the Relationship of Writing Center and Writing Assessment Practices	83
8	Taking the "Basic" out of "Basic Writing"	93
9	Value-Added Studies: Defending the Circle	107
10	Validation: Part of the Circle	125
Pt. IV	Beyond Outcomes	141
11	Students as Stakeholders: Maintaining a Responsive Assessment	143
12	Faculty Opinion and Experience: The Writing Portfolio	161
13	Working with Administrators: A Dialogue on Dialogue	169
Pt. V	Program Future: Eight Questions	187
14	Whither? Some Questions, Some Answers	191
App. A	The Writing Program at Washington State University: A Time Line	206
App. B	Writing Placement Essay Prompts - Washington State University	212
App. C	Information Rating Sheet	214
	References	215
	Index of Authors Cited	223
	Subject Index	226
	About the Editor and Contributors	231