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Direct linkHoltz, Jill; McCurdy, Merilee; Roehling, Julia V. – Research in the Schools, 2015
Within a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework, Tier 1 instruction requires the selection of research-based core curricula. However, many educators and administrators are not aware of high-quality core writing curricula. The authors assembled a rubric to assist schools in evaluating core writing curricula for Grades 3-5. Rubric components…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Writing Across the Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
Thomas, Freddy L. – Across the Disciplines, 2009
Beginning in the fall of 2008 (and continuing through the spring of 2013), Virginia State University, America's first fully state supported four-year institution of higher learning for Blacks and one of two land-grant institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia, launched a comprehensive and ambitious program to develop a culture of writing (and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Instruction, College Students
Peer reviewedFulwiler, Toby – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1988
The complex and comprehensive nature of writing-across-the-curriculum programs makes them difficult to evaluate. There are some measures of program effectiveness that are easy to collect and others that are worth trying for. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation
Messina, Susan; White, Diane – 1992
In fall 1991, Solano Community College (California) undertook a study comparing the writing skills of students in an integrated course combining history and freshman English composition with students in unpaired history and English classes. Students were divided into three groups: the integrated class and two control groups, one taking history…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Freshman Composition, Integrated Activities
Yarnall, Louise; Carriere, Sara; Stanford, Tina; Manning, Carmen; Melton, Bob – Educational Technology, 2007
This article presents findings from research in a school district using handhelds to support writing across the curriculum. The authors report that handheld devices can be useful to foster classroom note-taking activities, assist students who have handwriting difficulties, and provide inspiration to teachers who want to create collaborative and…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Instruction, Computers, Telecommunications
Beadle, Mary E. – 1989
The problems and accomplishments of a program to evaluate the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program at Walsh College in Canton (Ohio) are described. The college-wide writing program began in 1987 with training workshops for faculty. Stage 1 of the program ended in 1988 with a summative evaluation and the development of a handbook to be used…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Evaluation Problems, Formative Evaluation
Download full textSocha, Alan; Barclay, Raymond – Online Submission, 2005
A cut score validity analysis for a pretest writing prompt and the SAT Verbal and Math assessments was performed for academic writing course placement. This study was carried out as part of a broader program of assessment aimed at understanding the impact of the writing course and eventually set the baseline for assessing the impact of 'writing…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Test Validity, Program Effectiveness, Scoring
