Outcomes Book Debate and Consensus after the WPA Outcomes Statement

• Other Authors: Harrington, Susanmarie (Editor), Rhodes, Keith (Editor), Fischer, Ruth (Editor), Malenczyk, Rita (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University Press of Colorado 2005
• Subjects: Examinations & assessment; Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides; Language & Literature; Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The WPA Outcomes Statement is important because it represents a working consensus among composition scholars about what college students should learn and do in a composition program. But as a single-page document, the statement cannot convey the kind of reflective process that a writing program must...