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Karina Lorenz Mrakovcich; Christopher L. LaCasse – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
This paper describes the collaboration of a Writing Center director and a professor of a Fisheries Biology course in support of a research paper entitled, "The World Without," which asks students to convince readers of the likely ecological consequences associated with the extinction of a finfish species or aquatic habitat. Opportunities…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Laboratories, Biological Sciences, Biodiversity
Choi, Youngeun; Anderson, William – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2016
This article describes a weekly writing assignment named SelFeed (Self-Directed Learning with Feedback), in which students are asked to identify their own questions relevant to the lecture content and provide logical answers.
Descriptors: Independent Study, Feedback (Response), Writing Assignments, Course Content
Prud'homme-Genereux, Annie – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
In experimenting with ways of structuring the assignment and providing guidance to students, the author developed a series of tools that may be of interest to instructors wishing to implement a case-writing assignment in their course. This assignment is more suited for instructors experienced in case writing, as their knowledge of how to design a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Writing Assignments, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Writing Instruction
Saint-Hilaire, Line Augustin – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
This article describes how the incorporation of a writing assignment, creating a book about culture and science, into the syllabus of methods science course for preservice teachers, was used to foster science content learning. Preservice teachers were actively and purposely engaged in science learning through the generation of a book about a…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Science Instruction
Colton, Jared Sterling; Surasinghe, Thilina Dilan – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2014
Writing has an important role in science education and practice. Emphasizing the interdisciplinary collaboration between English rhetoric studies and biology, seemingly disparate disciplines, we describe a model for a scientific writing and communication course. The goals of the course were to prepare students for science-oriented careers, as well…
Descriptors: English, Biology, Scientific Methodology, Technical Writing
Reilly, John T.; Strickland, Michael – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2010
A writing-across-the-curriculum and ethics component is presented for a second-semester, physical chemistry course. The activity involves introducing ethical issues pertinent to scientists. Students are asked to read additional material, participate in discussions, and write essays and a paper on an ethical issue. The writing and discussion…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Quantum Mechanics, Chemistry, Ethics
Walvoord, Mark E.; Hoefnagels, Marielle H.; Gaffin, Douglas D.; Chumchal, Matthew M.; Long, David A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2008
Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) is an online tool being used to integrate a writing component in classrooms. In an introductory zoology lecture class, the authors found that CPR-assigned scores were significantly higher than instructor-assigned scores on two of three essay assignments. They also found that neither students' technical-writing skills…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Grading, Writing Skills, Writing Instruction
Killingbeck, Keith – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
Merging science and writing to enhance both subjects was the objective of a venture known as "Plant Notes." At first, teacher-written notes served as the inspiration for this writing assignment. Later, eclectic student-written novellas, poems, song lyrics, mnemonic devices, and field trip recollections made their way into "Plant Notes" and stole…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Creative Writing, Botany, College Science

Ferzli, Miriam; Carter, Michael; Wiebe, Eric – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2005
Lab reports are the dreaded assignments of the laboratory course. Students dislike them, because they can be tedious and time-consuming. Instructors dislike them, because they significantly increase the grading load. For this reason, lab reports are often omitted or replaced by alternatives such as responses to lab questions, fill-in-the-blank lab…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, College Science, Laboratory Experiments, Writing Instruction
Kroen, William – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
This article describes a series of assignments that models the process of writing a manuscript for publication. While completing the assignments, students worked to improve their writing as they graphed, interpreted, and explained patterns in data from a local river. They reviewed published articles and each other's papers to become more critical…
Descriptors: Writing for Publication, Content Area Writing, Writing Assignments, College Science