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Writing Programs Outside the English Department: An Assessment of a Five-Year Program.
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McMullen, Judith Q.; Wellman, J. Douglas – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1990
Evaluates the effectiveness of a writing improvement program outside the English department. Finds that the program prepared students for writing on the job. Considers changes in the writing program to make it a true writing-across-the-curriculum program. (RS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Evaluation, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Improvement
Finding Out What They Are Writing: A Method, Rationale and Sample for Writing-across-the-Curriculum Research.
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Huot, Brian – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1992
Details a method and rationale for unearthing hidden curricula in departments, colleges, or schools to provide the information necessary for informed decisions about the teaching of writing throughout the university. Describes information about writing within the disciplines gathered at the School of Social Work. (PRA)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Writing Across the Curriculum
Evaluating a Portfolio System.
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Smit, David W. – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1990
Contributes to the knowledge of portfolio systems for writing evaluation by sharing evaluative procedures and their results. Reports on the results of a survey of students evaluated using a portfolio system. Finds that students preferred the portfolio system. (RS)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation
Speaking-Writing Curricula: New Designs on an Old Idea.
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Rafoth, Bennett A.; Rubin, Donald L. – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1992
Explores the reasons why speech and writing are taught independently of each other. Discusses some advantages of integrating the two curricula. Offers options for organizing courses. Provides examples of programs and resources. Describes a survey of writing program administrators regarding whether they integrate speech and writing curricula. (PRA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum, Speech Communication
A Survey of College and University Writing Placement Practices.
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Huot, Brian – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1994
Reports on an investigation into the types of writing placement that institutions are currently using, in addition to the kinds of writing courses offered. Outlines current writing placement procedures in hope of spurring further professional conversations concerning these practices. (HB)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Higher Education
Lean, Mean Grading Machines? A Bourdieuian Reading of Novice Instructors in a Portfolio-Based Writing Program.
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Coulter, Lauren Sewell – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 2000
Presents research that demonstrates how local institutional practices can preclude benefits of portfolio evaluation. Finds that communal portfolio assessment shifts the primary site of authority negotiation for new composition teachers (teaching assistants) from their relationships with students to their relationships with their more experienced…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Portfolio Assessment
Theory Made Visible: How Tutoring May Affect Development of Student-Centered Teachers.
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Cogie, Jane – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Finds that 10 students with experience tutoring at the Writing Center felt that this experience improved their classroom teaching, helping them understand the practical implications of student-centered theory and making them more committed to practicing it in the classroom. Offers two case studies showing how one-to-one teaching in the Writing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Development of Composition Instruction through Peer Coaching.
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Cooper, Allene; Kehl, D. G. – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1991
Reports on a survey of 40 geographically representative state and private universities with sizable composition programs. Documents both the need for and interest in peer coaching of teaching assistants. (MG)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Peer Coaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions