Educating Students to Write Effectively.

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Title: Educating Students to Write Effectively.
Language: English
Authors: Click, Benjamin A. L., III
Source: New Directions for Higher Education. Win 1996 (96):31-44.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 1996
Intended Audience: Practitioners
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Employer Attitudes, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Program Design, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing for Publication, Writing Instruction
DOI: 10.1002/he.36919969605
ISSN: 0271-0560
Abstract: Outlines three major approaches to writing instruction (expressive, cognitive, and social); examines areas in which faculty, employers, and higher education policymakers agree and disagree about necessary writing skills; describes institutional structures that support writing, including writing centers, course offerings, writing-across-the-curriculum programs, publication resources, and technology; and recommends faculty development and curriculum reform. (MSE)
Notes: Theme issue: "Preparing Competent College Graduates: Setting New and Higher Expectations for Student Learning," Number 96.
Journal Code: CIJDEC1997
Entry Date: 1997
Accession Number: EJ547643
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Outlines three major approaches to writing instruction (expressive, cognitive, and social); examines areas in which faculty, employers, and higher education policymakers agree and disagree about necessary writing skills; describes institutional structures that support writing, including writing centers, course offerings, writing-across-the-curriculum programs, publication resources, and technology; and recommends faculty development and curriculum reform. (MSE)
ISSN:0271-0560
DOI:10.1002/he.36919969605