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Title: A Program for Improving Undergraduate Psychology Students' Basic Writing Skills
Language: English
Authors: Fallahi, Carolyn R., Wood, Rebecca M., Austad, Carol Shaw
Source: Teaching of Psychology. 2006 33(3):171-175.
Availability: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 10 Industrial Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430. Tel: 800-926-6579; Tel: 201-258-2200; Fax: 201-236-0072; e-mail: journals@erlbaum.com; Web site: https://www.erlbaum.com.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2006
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Basic Writing, Writing Skills, Student Improvement, Improvement Programs, Peer Evaluation, Feedback, Writing Exercises, Content Area Writing, Psychology
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top3303_3
ISSN: 0098-6283
Abstract: We examined the effects of in-class writing instruction, practice, peer review, and feedback on writing skills of undergraduates enrolled in a general psychology course. We rated writing for grammar, writing style, mechanics, and American Psychological Association referencing style. Significant differences emerged on the 4 writing skill domains (p less than 0.001). Improvement occurred immediately for referencing, whereas other skills did not improve significantly until the 4th paper. The results show that teaching writing in content courses such as general psychology can yield significant improvement in students' writing. We believe that writing instruction by psychology professors is worth the time and effort to help undergraduate psychology students develop better writing skills.
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