About Me
A specialist in writing assessment, Norbert Elliot is Professor Emeritus of English at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has won the Outstanding Book Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication and the Excellence in Program Assessment Research Award from the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. He has served on the editorial boards of Assessing Writing, IEEE Transactions in Professional Communication, Research in the Teaching of English, and WPA: Journal of Writing Assessment. From 2017 to 2019, he was founding editor-in-chief of The Journal of Writing Analytics. His research recent has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Institute of Education Sciences.
Education
Ph.D.; The University of Tennessee; English; 1981
M.A.; University of New Orleans; English; 1975
B.A.; University of New Orleans; English; 1973
M.A.; University of New Orleans; English; 1975
B.A.; University of New Orleans; English; 1973
Website
Teaching Interests
Research Methods; Professional and Technical Communication; Science, Technology, and Society; Educational Measurement
Past Courses
PTC 604: COMM THEORY & RESEARCH
PTC 604: COMMUNICATION THEORY & RESEARCH
PTC 624: PROF & TECHNICAL EDITING
PTC 642: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
PTC 691: EPORTFOLIO CAPSTONE SEMINAR
STS 304: WRITING SCI TECH & SOC
STS 304: WRITING SCI TECH & SOC HONORS
STS 304: WRITING SCI TECH & SOC-HONORS
STS 307: FUND OF RESEARCH IN STS
STS 307: FUND OF RSRCH IN STS - HONORS
PTC 604: COMMUNICATION THEORY & RESEARCH
PTC 624: PROF & TECHNICAL EDITING
PTC 642: CORPORATE COMMUNICATION
PTC 691: EPORTFOLIO CAPSTONE SEMINAR
STS 304: WRITING SCI TECH & SOC
STS 304: WRITING SCI TECH & SOC HONORS
STS 304: WRITING SCI TECH & SOC-HONORS
STS 307: FUND OF RESEARCH IN STS
STS 307: FUND OF RSRCH IN STS - HONORS
Research Interests
History, Practice, and Theory of Writing Assessment; Theory and Practice of Technical Communication; Biography; Educational Measurement; Technology and Education
Journal Article
Elliot, Norbert, & Deess, Perry, & Klobucar, Philip, & Collins, Regina, & Sharla, Sava (2016). ePortfolios: Foundational Measurement Issues. Journal of Writing Assessment, 9(2), Web.
Klobucar, Andrew, & Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (2016). Programmatic Research in Technical Communication: An Afterword for Writing Program Assessment. Programmatic Perspectives, 8(2),
Longo, Bernadette, & Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert, & Klobucar, Philip, & Johnson, Carol (2013). A Program for Research for Technical Communication: Adaptive Learning. Communication Design Quarterly, ACM SIGDOC, 1(4), 15-17.
Elliot, Norbert, & Williamson, David (2013). Assessing Writing special issue: Assessing Writing with Automated Scoring Systems. Assessing Writing, 18(1), 1-6.
Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (2013). Conceptualizing the Technical Communication Body of Knowledge: Context, Metaphor, and Direction. Technical Communication, December(2013), 12 pp..
Klobucar, Andrew, & Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (2016). Programmatic Research in Technical Communication: An Afterword for Writing Program Assessment. Programmatic Perspectives, 8(2),
Longo, Bernadette, & Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert, & Klobucar, Philip, & Johnson, Carol (2013). A Program for Research for Technical Communication: Adaptive Learning. Communication Design Quarterly, ACM SIGDOC, 1(4), 15-17.
Elliot, Norbert, & Williamson, David (2013). Assessing Writing special issue: Assessing Writing with Automated Scoring Systems. Assessing Writing, 18(1), 1-6.
Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (2013). Conceptualizing the Technical Communication Body of Knowledge: Context, Metaphor, and Direction. Technical Communication, December(2013), 12 pp..
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Book
Elliot, Norbert (2014). Henry Chauncey: An American Life. New York, NY: Lang Press
Elliot, Norbert, & Perelman, Leslie (2012). Writing Assessment in the 21st Century: Essays in Honor of Edward M. White. Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press
Elliot, Norbert, & Perelman, Leslie (2012). Writing Assessment in the 21st Century: Essays in Honor of Edward M. White. Creskill, NJ: Hampton Press
Technical Report
Automated Writing Evaluation: Annotated Bibliography
WPA-CompPile Research Bibliographies, November 2013
The Assessment of Information Literacy: A Case Study
Educational Testing Service, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2008
WPA-CompPile Research Bibliographies, November 2013
The Assessment of Information Literacy: A Case Study
Educational Testing Service, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2008
Other
Assessing Writing Special Issue: Assessing Writing with Automated Scoring Systems
Assessing Writing, August 2013
Oral History: Kurt Landgraff
ETS Oral History Series, August 2013
Oral History: Nathan Kogan
ETS Oral History Collection, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2012
Oral History: Lawrence J. Stricker
ETS Oral History Collection, February 2012
Assessing Writing, August 2013
Oral History: Kurt Landgraff
ETS Oral History Series, August 2013
Oral History: Nathan Kogan
ETS Oral History Collection, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2012
Oral History: Lawrence J. Stricker
ETS Oral History Collection, February 2012
Conference Proceeding
Postsecondary Placement and Rapid Assessment: Setting Standards, Engaging Automated Essay Evaluation, and Establishing Signaling Effects
National Center for Assessment in Higher Education, December 2012
Application of AI in Clean Manufacturing
Proceedings of the OAI Neural Networks Symposium and Workshop, 1995
National Center for Assessment in Higher Education, December 2012
Application of AI in Clean Manufacturing
Proceedings of the OAI Neural Networks Symposium and Workshop, 1995
Chapter
Klobucar, Philip, & Deane, Paul, & Deane, Paul, & Ramineni, Chaitanya, & Deess, Perry, & Runniy, Alex (2012). Automated Essay Scoring and The Search for Valid Writing Assessment, Charles. Bazerman, Chris Dean, Jessica Early, Karen Lunsford, Suzie Null, Paul Rogers, and Amanda Stansell (Eds.), Parlor Press. (pp. 103-119). Anderson, South Carolina: Parlor Press
Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (2010). "Assessment of Graduate Programs in Technical Communication.", Margaret Hundleby and Jo Allen (Eds.), Baywood. (pp. 127-160). New York: Baywood
Elliot, Norbert (2010). “Assessing Technical Communication: A Conceptual History.” , Margaret Hundleby and Jo Allen (Eds.), Baywood. (pp. 17-35). New York: Baywood
Friedman, Robert, & Deek, Fadi, & Elliot, Norbert (2009). Validation of E-learning Courses in Computer Science and Humanities: A Matter of Context, Christine Spratt and Paul Lajbcygier (Eds.), IGI Global. (pp. 157-176). Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Steffen, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (1996). "Women in Technological Cultures " in "Women Creating an Inclusive College Curriculum: a teaching sourcebook from the New Jersey Project, Ellen G. Friedman, Wendy K. Kolmar, Charley B. Flint, and Paula Rothenberg (Eds.), Teachhers College Press. (pp. 235-243. ). New York, NY: Teachhers College Press
Coppola, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (2010). "Assessment of Graduate Programs in Technical Communication.", Margaret Hundleby and Jo Allen (Eds.), Baywood. (pp. 127-160). New York: Baywood
Elliot, Norbert (2010). “Assessing Technical Communication: A Conceptual History.” , Margaret Hundleby and Jo Allen (Eds.), Baywood. (pp. 17-35). New York: Baywood
Friedman, Robert, & Deek, Fadi, & Elliot, Norbert (2009). Validation of E-learning Courses in Computer Science and Humanities: A Matter of Context, Christine Spratt and Paul Lajbcygier (Eds.), IGI Global. (pp. 157-176). Hershey, PA: IGI Global
Steffen, Nancy, & Elliot, Norbert (1996). "Women in Technological Cultures " in "Women Creating an Inclusive College Curriculum: a teaching sourcebook from the New Jersey Project, Ellen G. Friedman, Wendy K. Kolmar, Charley B. Flint, and Paula Rothenberg (Eds.), Teachhers College Press. (pp. 235-243. ). New York, NY: Teachhers College Press