Describes a two-year study to determine the relationship between initial evaluations of student placement essays and progress in a developmental writing course sequence at a midsize university. Finds a positive relationship and presents the methodology as a model for assessment, citing its adaptability, minimal costs, and improved program…

Provides the second part of a discussion of classroom research theory and classroom assessment techniques. Describes the use of the "writing process" classroom assessment technique to determine student gains in writing and motivation awareness. Reviews the background to, rationale for, and conclusions drawn from the technique. (Part I is…