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Koelling, Glenn; Russo, Alyssa – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
This exploratory case study discusses how information literacy elements are presented in first-year composition assignments developed by teaching assistants. The study used content analysis of the instructions accompanying research assignments to understand research projects and their information literacy elements. The analysis found the library…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Information Literacy, Freshman Composition, Assignments
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Jiang, Jialei; Vetter, Matthew A. – Composition Forum, 2020
Wikipedia's gender gaps are both well-established and well-challenged, and while Wikipedia-based assignments have become more common in composition, teacher-scholars have not fully explored the opportunities for feminist pedagogy offered by the encyclopedia. This article reports on a teacher research study designed to examine the efficacy of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Feminism, Rhetoric, Electronic Publishing
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Erguvan, Inan Deniz – Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Contract cheating, or students outsourcing their assignments to be completed by others, has emerged as a significant threat to academic integrity in higher education institutions around the world. During the COVID-19, when traditional face-to-face instruction became unsustainable, the number of contract cheating students increased dramatically.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Knowledge Level, Cheating, Foreign Countries
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Chesley, Amelia; Coots, Michael W.; Jackson, Andrew; Knapp, Sarah; Mentzer, Nathan; Laux, Dawn – Journal of Technology Education, 2018
Much recent STEM research indicates that course integration improves the student learning experience and fosters stronger connections among concepts and skills; this study attempts to evaluate whether or not students learn the design process more fully in the integrated version of a required first-year course, Design Thinking in Technology.…
Descriptors: Design, Interdisciplinary Approach, Writing (Composition), Freshman Composition