Descriptor
Author
| Bernhardt, Stephen A. | 1 |
| Coon, Anne C. | 1 |
| Davis, Barbara Gross | 1 |
| Dunham, Trudy | 1 |
| McCormick, Chris | 1 |
| McCormick, Frank | 1 |
| Roberts, David H. | 1 |
| Roberts, David H., Ed. | 1 |
| Wolff, William C., Ed. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedRoberts, David H. – Writing Center Journal, 1988
Examines two West Virginia writing centers and finds no significant difference in the writing quality growth of students taught by individualized instruction in writing centers and those taught by conventional classroom instruction. Finds that the writing center programs achieved the same gain at one-half the instructional cost. (RS)
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Program Evaluation
McCormick, Frank; McCormick, Chris – Writing Program Administration Journal, 1986
Evaluates the freshman composition course for students with low standardized test scores at Eastern Illinois University. Finds that the course has been moderately successful in achieving its aim of giving underprepared students a chance of success in college. (SKC)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedBernhardt, Stephen A.; And Others – Written Communication, 1989
Assesses the broad, measurable effects of using computers to teach introductory college composition, collecting data from 24 classes. Finds that students using computers revise and improve their posttest essays at significantly better levels than students writing with pen and paper. (SR)
Descriptors: College English, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Postsecondary Education
Download full textCoon, Anne C. – 1992
Every year approximately 1,300 first-year students at the Rochester Institute of Technology complete a 50-minute placement essay during summer and fall orientations. The essays are scored holistically, and the students are placed into one of three levels of an English composition course. At the end of the 10-week quarter of instruction, students…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Descriptions
Roberts, David H., Ed.; Wolff, William C., Ed. – 1986
Addressing a variety of concerns of writing center directors and staff, directors of freshman composition, and English department chairs, the papers in this collection discuss writing center research and evaluation, writing center tutors, and computers in the writing center. The titles of the essays and their authors are as follows: (1) "Narrative…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation
Dunham, Trudy – 1987
This report describes the Learning Disabled College Writer's Project, implemented at the University of Minnesota during the 1985-86 school year and designed to aid learning disabled college students master composition skills through training in the use of microcomputer word processors. Following an executive summary, an introduction states the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Davis, Barbara Gross; And Others – 1987
To address the need for information on techniques and theory on the evaluation of composition instruction, this book has been revised to incorporate the most recent thinking on the topic. It begins with suggestions for how readers of different backgrounds can make best use of the book, followed by an introduction. The first chapter deals with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
