Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
1995
Citation
Essays on Teaching Excellence" Toward the Best in the Academy (1994-1995) 6(4)
A publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Abstract
The "Writing Across the Curriculum" movement of several years ago urged instructors in all departments to help their students learn to write more coherent prose, whether it be in papers or essay tests, not just to improve student writing but to encourage more complex thinking. Having to explain an answer in prose format requires more from the student in the way of deep processing of the material than is usually the case on objectively scorable exam questions.
Many instructors across campus subscribed to these ideas enthusiastically, but were stymied when it came to putting them into practice in their classes. They increased the use of essay questions, but didn't know how to help their students improve other than exhorting them to do better.
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Comments
Copyright 1995, Marilla Svinickki. Used by permission