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Winter, Gaye Bush – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to compare scores on writing assignments from traditional, fully online courses in technical writing to pilot, hybrid courses at a southern university. A total of 232 students' assignments were compared in this study. All writing assignments were scored by six trained instructors of English using the same five point…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Writing Assignments, Technical Writing, Online Courses
Mascolini, Marcia; Freeman, Caryl P. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1980
Offers four reasons for using the case approach in introductory technical writing courses and a sequence of six cases that can be used. (RL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Technical Writing, Writing Exercises
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Norman, Rose – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1989
Examines how patent specifications can be used as structural models for teaching technical description-writing. Describes a series of writing assignments to introduce patents to undergraduate technical-writing students. (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Patents, Technical Writing, Writing Exercises
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Renshaw, Debbie A. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1988
A pretest/posttest assignment involving the writing of a business letter was given to 123 business communication students. Findings indicate that students gain equal efficiency in the understanding of and skill in the application of business writing principles by writing from draft through final copy as they do when editing and revising prewritten…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Higher Education, Pretests Posttests, Technical Writing
Bankston, Dorothy H. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Higher Education, Teaching Methods
Curry, Jerome – Technical Writing Teacher, 1989
Describes a writing exercise to help technical writing students determine the appropriate methods of extension for technical definitions, decide which terms need to be defined for a particular audience, and place definitions effectively in the document. (MM)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Definitions, Higher Education, Technical Writing
Sims, Barbara B. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Class Activities, Higher Education, Student Participation, Teaching Methods
Jordan, Michael P. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1986
Uses a single language system--technical description--to illustrate how language systems can now be used as the basis for instruction in technical writing. Provides sample exercises in progressive teaching from simple description to complex continuity devices, showing how they can be used at all stages of the writing process. (HTH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Technical Writing, Writing Exercises
Doheny-Farina, Stephen – Technical Writing Teacher, 1988
Outlines a writing activity in which groups of three students collaborate to produce several written assignments in response to a case that fosters differing points of view. Suggests the activity teaches students to represent a unique viewpoint, negotiate differences among collaborators, and share information with teammates. (ARH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Persuasive Discourse, Technical Writing, Verbal Communication
Robbins, Richard – Technical Writing Teacher, 1987
Presents a brainstorming aid for students whose technical writing assignments focus on real problems they must discover on their own. (SRT)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Brainstorming, Higher Education, Prewriting
Painter, Carolyn M. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1987
Suggests assigning interview reports to students in order to avoid the problem of lack of teacher expertise on a technical topic. Discusses various formats for this kind of report and ways to implement the interview report. (SRT)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interviews, Questionnaires, Teaching Methods
Bielawski, Larry – Technical Writing Teacher, 1984
Suggests assigning students a spontaneous "how-to" paper the first day of class to clarify the need for audience and purpose considerations. (HTH)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Technical Writing
Rosner, Mary; Paul, Terri – Technical Writing Teacher, 1982
Describes typical sentence, paragraph, and discourse level sentence combining exercises using material appropriate for technical writers. (HTH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sentence Combining, Teaching Methods, Technical Writing
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O'Donnell, Holly – English Journal, 1983
Describes the characteristics of legalese--inflated and obscure legal language--and suggests strategies for helping present and future document designers create understandable prose. (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Secondary Education, Technical Writing, Writing Exercises
Stine, Donna – Technical Writing Teacher, 1982
Provides a rationale for including technical writing assignments in a freshman composition course. Describes several possible writing assignments, including descriptions of mechanisms, abstracts, and research reports. Also discusses possible texts and other readings for the class and how such assignments affect student attitudes and performance.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Student Attitudes, Technical Writing
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