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Smith, Summer – Written Communication, 2003
This study examines the extent to which a teacher's level of expertise in the subject of a technical paper affects the teacher's reading and evaluation of it. Four engineering teachers and four writing teachers were asked to read aloud the same three student papers and to say aloud their thoughts as they read. The engineering teachers read papers…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Writing (Composition), Engineering, Writing Teachers