Writing consultations can effect quantifiable change: one institution's assessment.

Writing Lab Newsletter | May 1, 2009| | Copyright

As Indiana Wesleyan University began preparing for its ten-year accreditation visit, I met with the Director of Assessment to discuss the types of data we were keeping on the Writing Center. I proudly showed her the extensive Excel file of data reflecting our Writing Center's growth since its inception in 1996. She replied that my data were fine, but if I wanted to "prove" that the Writing Center helped students become better writers, I needed to create a "quantifiable study that statistically measures the improvements in students' writing, perhaps comparing clients' and ...

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