NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Teaching CSD Graduate Students to Think Critically, Apply Evidence, and Write Professionally
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Grillo, Elizabeth U.; Koenig, Mareile A.; Gunter, Cheryl D.; Kim, Sojung – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2015
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of teaching modules designed to enhance the use of critical thinking (CT), evidence-based practice (EBP), and professional writing (PW) skills by graduate students in communication sciences and disorders. Three single-session teaching modules were developed to highlight key features of CT,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Critical Thinking, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Modules
Using Collaboration to Foster Academic Integrity
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prescott, Lynda – Open Learning, 2016
For students new to higher education, the task of developing their academic writing skills, and particularly the principles and practices of source-referencing, can be daunting. Although institutions and teachers can and do provide positive guidance on this score, all too often students veer into inadvertent plagiarism through lack of confidence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Open Universities, Writing Instruction
Evaluation of the Expository Reading and Writing Course: Findings from the Investing in Innovation Development Grant
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Fong, Anthony B.; Finkelstein, Neal D.; Jaeger, Laura M.; Diaz, Rebeca; Broek, Marie E. – WestEd, 2015
The Expository Reading and Writing Course (ERWC) was developed by California State University (CSU) faculty and high school educators to improve the academic literacy of high school seniors, thereby reducing the need for students to enroll in remedial English courses upon entering college. This report, produced by Innovation Studies at WestEd,…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Course Evaluation, High School Seniors, Grade 12
The Writing Center: Troy State University.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Troy State Univ., AL. – 1988
The Writing Center at Troy State University (Troy, Alabama), is described in this report. Currently in its seventh year of operation, the Center functions under the philosophy that any student can be successful given the appropriate method of instruction and sufficient time. It provides a multiplicity of services including one-to-one tutorials,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Facilities, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Academic Skills Module.
Demery, Marie – 1988
A module consisting of eight academic skills is presented to help students achieve success and graduate from Northwestern State University (Louisiana) and other institutions. The elective course is open to all students, and especially for entering freshmen who have a grade point average of 2.0 or who are enrolled in developmental education…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives
The Learning Center: Glendale Community College Response to the Developmental Needs of the "New Students."
de Rowe, Cora – 1979
The Learning Center at Glendale Community College is described in this four-part report which also evaluates the success of the Center in meeting the needs of new, nontraditional students. Part I reviews the literature dealing with the high dropout rate of nontraditional students admitted via the "open door" and provides definitions for the terms…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Dropouts, Educational Testing
Developing and Improving Written Communication: Writing Business Letters. Competency Test Package. Office Occupations. Instructor's Guide.
Hines, Donna – 1984
This competency test package, one of a series of test packages for office occupations education, contains a list of performance objectives; a pool of objective questions matched with these performance objectives; a sample, 50-point objective test; and several performance test activities. The package also includes complete directions for the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Business Skills
Developing and Improving Written Communication: Grammar, Abbreviations, and Capitalization. Competency Test Package. Office Occupations. Instructor's Guide.
Hines, Donna – 1984
This competency test package, one of a series of test packages for office occupations education, contains a list of performance objectives; a pool of objective questions matched with these performance objectives; a sample, 50-point objective test; and several performance test activities. The package also includes complete directions for the…
Descriptors: Abbreviations, Behavioral Objectives, Business Correspondence, Business Skills
Developing and Improving Written Communication: Punctuation, Expression of Numbers, Writing Sentences and Paragraphs. Competency Test Package. Office Occupations. Instructor's Guide.
Hines, Donna – 1984
This competency test package, one of a series of test packages for office occupations education, contains a list of performance objectives; a pool of objective questions matched with these performance objectives; a sample, 50-point objective test; and several performance test activities. The package also includes complete directions for the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Correspondence, Business Skills, Clerical Occupations