Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 Interested complicities 8
5. 2 The meaning of meaning 28
6. 3 Can’t touch this 38
7. 4 Automatons and automated scoring 57
8. 5 Taking a spin on the intelligent essay assessor 79
9. 6 Accuplacer’s essay-scoring technology 93
10. 7 Writeplaccer plus in place 114
11. 8 E - write as a means for placement into three composition courses 130
12. 9 Computerized writing assessment 138
13. 10 Piloting the compass e - write software at jackson stat e community college 147
14. 11 The role of the writing coordinator in a culture of placement by accuplacer 154
15. 12 Always already 166
16. 13 Automated essay grading in the sociology classroom 177
17. 14 Automated writing instruction 199
18. 15 Why less is not more 211
19. 16 More work for teacher? 221
20. 17 A bibliography of machine scoring of student writing, 1962–2005 234
21. Glossary of terms 244
22. Notes 246
23. References 251
24. Index 262
25. Contributors 267