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Driscoll, Dana Lynn; Powell, Roger – Composition Forum, 2016
Drawing from a five-year longitudinal data set following thirteen college writers through undergraduate writing and beyond, we explore the impact of students' emotions and emotional dispositions on their ability to transfer writing knowledge and on their overall writing development. Participants experienced a range of emotions concerning their…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Longitudinal Studies, Mixed Methods Research, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Odom, Mary Lou – Across the Disciplines, 2013
The writing across the curriculum movement has rightfully gained recognition as a transformative force in how teachers conceive of, use, and assign writing in their classes throughout various disciplines. Drawing on data from the first three years of an ongoing study of faculty "WAC fellows" at a large, comprehensive state university,…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Reading Processes, Reading Assignments, Reading Writing Relationship
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Kraver, Jeraldine R. – CEA Forum, 2011
Integrating writing instruction into the content-area classroom poses a variety of challenges for instructors at all levels. Beyond the need to embrace a new skill set involving writing instruction, there is the resistance of students (and faculty) who find a disconnection between content-area and literacy learning. Developing a method for…
Descriptors: Literacy, College English, Writing Instruction, English Instruction
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Massengill, Rebekah Peeples – Teaching Sociology, 2011
Educators agree that developing critical thinking skills is a key goal of college education. While the literature on higher-level thinking emphasizes the significance of writing for developing such skills, teachers often receive little guidance about the kinds of writing assignments that can prove most beneficial for helping students to develop…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Role of Education, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
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Hathcoat, John D.; Penn, Jeremy D. – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2012
Critics of standardized testing have recommended replacing standardized tests with more authentic assessment measures, such as classroom assignments, projects, or portfolios rated by a panel of raters using common rubrics. Little research has examined the consistency of scores across multiple authentic assignments or the implications of this…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Performance Based Assessment, Writing Across the Curriculum, Standardized Tests
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Sharifi, Mohsen; McCombs, Gary B.; Fraser, Linda Lussy; McCabe, Robert K. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2009
The authors describe a graduate capstone accounting class as a basis for building communication skills desired by both accounting practitioners and accounting faculty. An academic service-learning (ASL) component is included. Adopted as a required class for a master of science degree in accounting at two universities, this course supports…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Accounting, Communication Skills, Higher Education
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Barnes, Natalie Selden – Art Education, 2009
Art is visual literacy, some would say more basic than writing and speaking, because it is not hampered by the barrier of language. The process of creating a visual narrative and understanding visual literacy is multi-faceted. Because similar cognitive strategies are used in the practice of both visual and written literacy, incorporation of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Evaluation, Art Education, Artists
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Males, Terry – English Quarterly, 1997
Looks at writing as a dialectical affair--"dialectic" refers both to the dialogical nature of writing and the opportunity it opens up for the writer in coming to a new understanding of the subject matter. Uses H. Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics as a starting point for developing writing as a dialectical process. (PA)
Descriptors: Hermeneutics, Higher Education, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Assignments
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Holliway, David – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2008
This article describes a possible praxis for an undergraduate learning theories course. The philosophies of "a language-based theory of learning" (Wells, 1999), writing across the curriculum (Young, 1994), learner-centered education (Lambert & McCombs, 1998), and critical-thinking (Paul, 1995) are interwoven with the rationale and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Writing Assignments, Writing Across the Curriculum, Course Organization
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McGaha, Johnny E. – Reading Improvement, 1992
Describes the participation of the Criminal Justice Department at Southeast Missouri State University in the campus Writing across the Curriculum program. Makes practical suggestions for assignments designed to enhance writing skills without adding new burdens for the faculty. (SR)
Descriptors: Faculty Workload, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Starr, Al – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1994
Describes a number of techniques used in a developmental English class. Notes that listening to colleagues in other disciplines and using writing-to-learn strategies are two ways to make a classroom successful. Suggests that these techniques can help developmental students become active listeners and readers. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Higher Education, Remedial Instruction, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Stout, David E.; And Others – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1990
Reports a successful application of writing across the curriculum theory and practice at the introductory accounting level. Discusses the advantages of informal and formal writing assignments. Presents a number of suggestions designed to facilitate the use of writing across the curriculum techniques and to help ensure their successful application.…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Communication, Business Education, Higher Education
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Panici, Daniel A.; McKee, Kathy B. – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 1995
Advocates the application of writing-across-the-curriculum type assignments in mass communication and journalism courses. Offers an overview of transactional and expressive writing assignments used in such courses. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Journalism, Journalism Education, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Cox, Michelle – 2001
This paper describes how freshman composition teachers can provide students with tools for integrating different classes and navigating the university experience by introducing students to discourse community theory and viewing freshman composition as a foundation for Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). It begins by describing how discourse…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Discourse Communities, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Marcus, Stephen – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1992
Describes the Polaroid Education Program. Discusses ways to incorporate instant photography and writing into a range of subject areas. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Photography
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