Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "SAT Scores Are Useful for Placing Students in Writing Courses," by Kristen di Gennaro. It's a chapter first published in Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title.

Keywords: criterion-referenced tests, norm-referenced tests, placement testing, SAT, test use and misuse, validity, writing assessment

Kristen di Gennaro is an associate professor of English and the director of composition at Pace University's main campus in New York City, where she teaches undergraduate courses in composition and linguistics. She has published on a variety of topics including writing assessment and pedagogy, microaggressions, and catcalls versus compliments. (2020 bio)

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