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Daniel, Frances; Gaze, Catherine M.; Braasch, Jason L. G. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
We examined how writing cover letters to the instructor influenced final papers in research methods courses. After receiving instructor feedback on drafts of each section of an American Psychological Association style research paper throughout the semester, students in two classes wrote cover letters to the instructor explaining how the instructor…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Methods Courses, Feedback (Response), Writing Improvement
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Dunn, Dana S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1994
Discusses writing techniques and assessment methods used in an interdisciplinary writing course. Recommends freewriting, small-group writing assignments, and peer tutoring. Supports assessment by more than one faculty evaluator, peer feedback, and optional versus mandatory rewriting. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
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Czuchry, Michael; Dansereau, Donald F. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Explores the usefulness of an alternative writing approach using a spatial-verbal technique called node-link mapping. In this process the student diagrams nodes, which contain key ideas and propositions, and links, which convey relations such as, leads to, part of, and example. Includes diagrams and examples. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Concept Mapping, Information Processing, Learning Modalities