Posts Tagged ‘student writing’
August 3 - The “Systematicity” of Student Writing Errors
By: Matt Birkenhauer in Teaching and Learning
One of the more interesting things I’ve noticed over my years of teaching is the “systematicity” of developmental writers’ errors.
June 24 - Good Job! The Importance of Writing More Meaningful Comments on Student Papers
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Teaching and Learning
When graded papers get a quick glance before being shoved into a backpack or deposited into the trash can on the way out of class, it’s often hard for teachers to summon the motivation to write lots of comments on papers. That’s why I was pleased to find evidence in two studies that students do value written comments on their work.
February 12 - Help Your Students Become More Mindful Editors
By: Noralyn Masselink in Teaching and Learning
“How many of you would keep listening to a CD—even of your favorite band—if the CD regularly skipped?” That’s the question I ask my students. Although the question keeps evolving (and now that students have abandoned CDs for iPods, I may have to come up with another analogy), my point doesn’t change. Even in pleasurable pursuits, we tolerate distractions or interference only to a degree, after which we abandon the activity.
January 25 - Meta-Collaboration: Writing with Students to Engage Learning
By: Dan Kulmala, Ph.D. in Effective Teaching Strategies
In one of my favorite A Midsummer Night’s Dream passages by William Shakespeare, Theseus comments on the creation of poetry. Informing us that the “poet’s eye” in a “fine frenzy rolling” glances from “heaven to earth, from earth to heaven,” we learn about the process of making sense of the world and composing something about it.
January 11 - Five Questions that Improve Student Writing
By: Christopher Baker, PhD. in Effective Teaching Strategies
Before embarking on a writing assignment, I challenge my students to imagine a skeptical reader who expects them to answer five important questions. Answering these questions demands critical writing and thinking, and helps the students develop thoughtful content, efficient structure, and clear sentences.
December 9 - Six Tips for Effective Writing Groups
By: Kathryn Linder, M.A. in Effective Teaching Strategies
By offering students a supportive group for writing assignments and research projects, students can form strong learning communities and feel less isolated when they see others around them struggling to generate ideas, craft thesis statements, or write creative transitions. Allowing students to develop friendships around writing is one way to help them to see writing—often
November 16 - A New Approach to Grading Student Essays
By: Matt Birkenhauer in Educational Assessment
As a very young teacher, I remember pulling all-nighters to get my students’ essays back within the one-week limit I set for myself. Even in those days this “cram grading” was miserable and exhausting; but now at 50—especially with the added responsibilities of husband, father, and homeowner—this style of grading papers is all but impossible.
November 2 - How to Give Effective Feedback on Student Writing Assignments
By: Mary Bart in Effective Teaching Strategies
How often does this happen to you? You pore over students’ writing assignments, adding what you feel are insightful and encouraging comments throughout each paper. Comments you hope your students will take to heart and use to improve their writing next time around. Then you return the papers and the students quickly look at the grade and stuff the paper into their backpacks … perhaps mumbling something under their breath as they do.
September 17 - Providing Feedback in a Technology-Mediated Environment
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
This seminar will give you valuable insights and techniques for using technology to communicate concise feedback to students about their writing, encourage them to take responsibility for their growth as writers, and strengthen teacher-student rapport to better support and facilitate learning.
July 17 - Keys to Designing Effective Writing and Research Assignments
By: Mary Bart in Free Reports, Instructional Design
Professors often believe students should arrive on campus knowing how to write research papers. Unfortunately, many do not. Download this free report for proven assignment strategies that are easy to implement.
