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Catherine Nickerson; Peter Davidson – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2024
In this discussion, we consider how the use of scenario-based assessment (SBA) can provide students with a way of developing the digital communication skills that business communication research has found they will need for the workplace, alongside other aspects of professional competence. This is because SBA can be employed to engage learners in…
Descriptors: Vignettes, Student Evaluation, Digital Literacy, Skill Development
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Qianqian Zhang-Wu; Alison Stephens; Neal Lerner – Composition Studies, 2023
Our research explores the meaningful writing experiences of 325 undergraduate students who self-identify as multilingual. Through qualitative coding of open-ended survey data, we found that respondents considered their writing meaningful when it allowed them to make personal and relevant connections and learn new skills and strategies. Our…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Multilingualism, Writing Instruction, Writing Assignments
Rachel Schechter; Rumeysa Yucel – Online Submission, 2024
The insufficient focus on developing writing instruction in education is a significant problem. Despite the crucial link between writing and reading skills and their impact on academic and life success, there is a notable lack of emphasis on writing in schools. Writing A-Z is a digital-first program that helps teachers establish a writing…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Processes, Writing Assignments
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Miller, Jennifer M.; Nugent, Terry L. – College Teaching, 2020
This paper discusses a collaboration between a criminal justice professor and the coordinator of composition at a small, four-year University in a rural location. The goal was to restructure the writing assignments in criminal justice courses in such a way as to enhance student participation in writing assignments and to improve the quality of…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Law Enforcement, Writing Skills, Student Attitudes
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Thomas, Theda Ann – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Employers want students who are able to work effectively as members of a team, and expect universities to develop this ability in their graduates. This paper proposes a framework for a collaborative writing assignment that specifically develops students' ability to work in teams. The framework has been tested using two iterations of an action…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Writing Assignments, College Students
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Han, Eunhee – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2013
This study presents how college freshmen students reflect on their writing skills using a triangular writing process. A triangular writing process consists of Clog as a freewriting format, personal journal log as an informal writing format, and writing assignments as a formal writing format. Participants were 47 undergraduate students who took…
Descriptors: Skill Development, College Freshmen, Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction
Dali, Keren; Lau, Andrea; Risk, Kevin – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
This article makes a case for the inclusion of creative writing in Library & Information Science (LIS) courses. Using an example of the course on reading practices and audiences, it shows how creative writing can contribute to the development of creativity, critical thinking, ability for self-direction and independent learning--all the…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Library Education, Information Science Education, Creativity
Tuttle, Harry Grover – Eye on Education, 2010
Use formative assessment to dramatically improve your students' writing. In "Successful Student Writing Through Formative Assessment", educator and international speaker Harry G. Tuttle shows you how to guide middle and high school students through the prewriting, writing, and revision processes using formative assessment techniques that work.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Assignments, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation
Shelley, Joanne Rein – 1998
This paper suggests that composition instructors must prepare their students for the ways in which the Information Superhighway affects professional and academic communication. Students must now be proficient in techniques of composing such as hypertext and the recursive writing process to perform various writing and research tasks as a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy