Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Intelligent Design of Writing Programs: Reliance on Belief or a Future of Evidence. |
| Authors: |
Anson, Chris M.1 |
| Source: |
WPA: Writing Program Administration - Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. Fall/Winter2008, Vol. 32 Issue 1/2, p11-36. 26p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Study & teaching of language composition, *Language arts, *Teaching research, *Education research, *Effective teaching, *College teachers, *College administrators |
| Company/Entity: |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , North Carolina State University |
| Abstract: |
The article emphasizes the need to adopt a more robust, evidence-based view of teaching composition and learning to write. The author explains why writing teachers must stop relying on their belief in pedagogies and administrative decisions in line with an evaluation of the composition program at the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill and at North Carolina State University. The author stresses the flaws in the evaluation conducted by the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy but urges writing program administrators (WPAs) to respond to the challenges posed by the evaluation. The steps that WPAs can take to improve research on effective teaching methods in writing are outlined. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
