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Direct linkIshiyama, John; Watson, Wendy L. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2014
It is generally accepted in the literature that writing assignments, even short ones, increase both student writing ability and comprehension of the material covered in the assignments. As class enrollments increase, particularly at the introductory level, however, instructors often sacrifice writing assignments because of the difficulty in…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Writing Assignments, Content Area Writing, Political Science
