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Joshua B Lederman

Lecturer in University Writing
Joshua B Lederman
jlederman@brandeis.edu
781-736-2571
Rabb Graduate Center, 217

Departments/Programs

Writing Program

Degrees

Indiana University Of Pennsylvania, Ph.D.
Boston University, M.F.A.
Clark University, B.A.

Expertise

Writing Assessment, Composition Theory and Pedagogy, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Profile

Josh Lederman is an English composition scholar who specializes in writing pedagogy and the intersection of writing assessment and social justice.

Courses Taught

COMP 1a Composition
COMP 1b Composition
ENG 108b Second Language Writing Instruction: Theory and Practice
ENG 261a Classroom Pedagogy and the 'New Mainstream': Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
UWS 9a Critical Perspectives on Education

Scholarship

Lederman, Joshua. "The Violence of Writing Assessment: Writing Assessment, Social (in)Justice, and the Role of Validation." Writing Assessment, Social Justice, and the Advancement of Opportunity. vol. 1 Ed. Poe, Mya; Inoue, Asao B.; Elliot, Norbert. Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado, 2018. 229-255.

Lederman, Joshua. "Writing Assessment Validity: Adapting Kane's Argument-Based Validation Approach to the Assessment of Writing in the Post-Process Era." Journal of Writing Assessment 11. 1 (2018): n/a.



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