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Direct linkBasgier, Christopher; Simpson, Amber – Across the Disciplines, 2020
A growing body of scholarship in writing studies has started exploring threshold concepts for writing, providing a synoptic view of the transformations students undergo as they learn about writing. However, the field has not yet undertaken a systematic investigation of threshold concepts for the teaching of writing. A distinction between threshold…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, College Faculty, Fundamental Concepts, Writing Across the Curriculum
Download full textLin, Grace Hui Chin; Chien, Paul Shih Chieh – Online Submission, 2009
Copious researches argue the effectiveness of peer-correction in writing courses (e.g., Connor & Asenavage, 1994). Also, Coit (2004) mentions using peer feedback for correcting articles through a student-centered environment is a beneficial pedagogy to extend learners' academic-style writing practice. Therefore, this study focused on…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Writing Teachers, Writing Instruction
Takahata, Gail – 1993
A study was conducted at San Diego City College (SDCC) in California to evaluate the college's Critical Thinking and Writing Center, one of the components of SDCC's comprehensive plan to improve student outcomes. Five indicators of student success were examined for two semesters using a student tracking system: retention, semester-to-semester…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking
