Basic Writing Placement with Holistically Scored Essays: Research Evidence.

Since composition began as a field in the 1960s, academics who specialize in composition and literacy null described why composition instruction is inconsistent across the country in grades K through 12 and in higher education (Berlin, 1987; Bloom, Daiker, & White, 1996; Myers, 1996; Strickland & Strickland, 1993). This null on the wall is larger now because of these headlines: null in Schools Is Found Both Dismal and Neglected in the April 26,...