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Incentivizing Multiple Revisions Improves Student Writing without Increasing Instructor Workload
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Stellmack, Mark A.; Sandidge, Rita R.; Sippl, Amy L.; Miller, Danneka J. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Previous research has shown that when students are required to submit a draft and a revision of their writing, large proportions of students do not improve across drafts. We implemented a writing assignment in which students were permitted to submit up to four optional drafts. To encourage substantive revisions, students were awarded additional…
Descriptors: Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Revision (Written Composition)
Effects of Writing Summaries as a Generative Learning Activity during Note Taking.
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Davis, Martha; Hult, Richard E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Investigates the efficiency of a novel addition to the routine of note taking, writing brief summaries of the lecture material during four-minute breaks within the lecture. A group of students wrote three sets of summaries during a 21-minute lecture and showed significant improvement in understanding over other groups. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Higher Education, Intentional Learning, Learning Activities
Student Research Proposals in the Experimental Psychology Course.
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Addison, William E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Maintains that time constraints and lack of supervisory support often result in truncated and derivative research projects in experimental psychology. Focusing on a research proposal can provide insight into the research process and require relevant data collection while avoiding the pitfalls of longer projects. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Critical Thinking, Data Collection, Experimental Psychology