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Gunersel, Adalet Baris; Simpson, Nancy J.; Aufderheide, Karl J.; Wang, Li – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2008
This study focuses on student development with Calibrated Peer Review (CPR)[TM], a web-based tool created to promote writing and critical thinking skills. Research questions focus on whether or not students showed improvement in writing and reviewing competency with repeated use of CPR in a senior-level biology course and whether the difference…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biology, Critical Thinking, Writing Skills
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Wresch, William – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1993
Recent studies at four colleges and universities (West Virginia University; University of Cincinnati, Ohio; Johnson County Community College, Kansas; University of Texas, El Paso) indicate that comprehensive writing tools software can improve both student writing performance and pass rates for disadvantaged students. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation, Educationally Disadvantaged