LAE563RW Analysis and Assessment of Reading Comprehension and Writing at the Post-Secondary Level

Compares/contrasts various formal and informal, quantitative and qualitative assessment instruments used throughout the process of reading comprehension instruction. Studies both the formative and summative nature of such instruments ranging from placement tests to pre-assessment inventories to post-instructional interviews and surveys. Also examines current practices in the evaluation of postsecondary student writing throughout the writing process in terms of assessment, andragogy, and composition theory with an emphasis upon utilization with the nontraditional student population. Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours