This document contains the following manuscripts: "Effects of Alternate Scoring Options on the Classification of Entering Freshmen Writing Competencies," by Edys Quellmalz and Eva Baker; "Implications of Learning Research for Designing Competency Based Assessment," by Edys Quellmalz; "Effects of Alternative Discourse and Response Modes on Characterizations of Students' Writing Performance," by Frank Capell, Edys Quellmalz and Chi Ping Chou; "Problems in Stablizing the Judgment Process," by Edys Quellmalz; "Effects of Visual or Written Topic Information on Essay Quality," by Eva Baker and Edys Quellmalz; "Effects of Time and Strategy Use on Writing Performance," by Linda Polin; "Designing Writing Assessments: Balancing Fairness, Utility and Cost," by Edys Quellmalz; "The Measurement of Students' Writing Performance in Relation to Instructional History," by Marcella Pitts; "Measures of High School Students' Expository Writing: Direct and Indirect Strategies," by Laura Spooner-Smith; and "Alternative Scoring Systems for Predicting Criterion Group Membership," by Lynn Winters. (Author/BW)