<ul> <i>The book you're about to read is not only a superb analysis of rubrics but a lesson in how to apply careful thinking to classroom practice.</i> <br> - Alfie Kohn, Author of <i>The Case Against Standardized Testing</i> </ul> <ul> <i>This book will create the conversations educators desperately need-about accurate assessment, quality in writing, and informed teaching.</i><br> - Randy Bomer, Author of <i>For a Better World</i> </ul> The conventional wisdom in English education is that rubrics are the best and easiest tools for assessment. But sometimes it's better to be unconventional. In <i>Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment</i>, Maja Wilson offers a new perspective on rubrics and argues for a better, more responsive way to think about assessing writers' progress. </p> <p> Though you may sense a disconnect between student-centered teaching and rubric-based assessment, you may still use rubrics for convenience or for want of better alternatives. <i>Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment</i> gives you the impetus to make a change, demonstrating how rubrics can hurt kids and replace professional decision making with an inauthentic pigeonholing that stamps standardization onto a notably nonstandard process. With an emphasis on thoughtful planning and teaching, Wilson shows you how to reconsider writing assessment so that it aligns more closely with high-quality instruction and avoids the potentially damaging effects of rubrics. </p> <p> Stop listening to the conventional wisdom, and turn instead to a compelling new voice to find out why rubrics are often replaceable. Open <i>Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment</i> and let Maja Wilson start you down the path to more sensitive, authentic style of writing assessment. </p>