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UNINA9910464780503321 |
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Walvoord Barbara E. Fassler <1941-> |
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Assessing and improving student writing in college : a guide for institutions, general education, departments, and classrooms / / Barbara E. Walvoord ; cover design by Lauryn Tom |
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San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1-118-55918-5 |
1-118-55912-6 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (140 p.) |
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English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching (Higher) |
Interdisciplinary approach in education - Evaluation |
Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher) |
English teachers - Rating of |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. For Everyone 2. For Institution-Wide and General Education Leaders 3. For Departments and Programs 4. For Classroom Instructors Appendix A. A Taxonomy of WAC/WID Programs Appendix B. Outline for Faculty Workshops Appendix C. Student Survey on Teaching Methods Appendix D. Student Self-Check Cover Sheet References . |
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"Step-by-step guidance for shaping better writers while keeping faculty workloads manageableEffective communication is a critical skill for many academic disciplines and careers, and so colleges and universities and their faculty members are rightfully committed to improving student writing across the curriculum. Guiding and assessing student writing in classrooms, general education, and departments takes knowledge, planning, and persistence, but it can be done effectively and efficiently.Written in the concise, accessible style Barbara Walvoord is known for, Assessing and Improving Student Writing in College: A Guide for Institutions, General Education, Departments, and |
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Classrooms offers administrators, program chairs, general education leaders, and classroom instructors the guidance they need. The book provides concrete suggestions for how to: Articulate goals for student writing Measure student writing Improve student writing Document that improvement The book begins by addressing four basic concepts: what we mean by writing, what we mean by "good" writing, how students learn to write, and the purposes of assessment. Next, Walvoord explains the various approaches and methods for assessing writing, urging a combination of them adapted to the institution's purposes and political context. After this introduction, successive chapters offer realistic, practical advice to institution-wide and general education leaders, department members, and classroom instructors.Walvoord addresses issues such as how to engage faculty, how to use rubrics, how to aggregate assessment information at the department and institutional levels, and how to report assessment information to accreditors. The chapter for classroom instructors offers practical suggestions: how to add more writing to a course without substantially increasing the grading load; how to construct writing assignments, how to make grading and responding more effective and time-efficient, how to address grammar and punctuation, and how to support students whose native language is not English.The book also includes four helpful appendices: a taxonomy of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and Writing in the Disciplines (WID) programs; sample outlines for faculty development workshops; a student survey on teaching methods instructors can use to inform their choices in the classroom; and a student self-check cover sheet designed to help students take ownership of their own learning and responsibility for turning in complete, correct assignments.Practical, step-by-step guidance for each point in the assessment and improvement process creates a cohesive, institution-wide system that keeps students, faculty, and administrators on the same page"-- |
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UNINA9910437899003321 |
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Advances in Intelligent Systems and Applications - Volume 1 : Proceedings of the International Computer Symposium ICS 2012 Held at Hualien, Taiwan, December 12–14, 2012 / / edited by Ruay-Shiung Chang, Lakhmi C. Jain, Sheng-Lung Peng |
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Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
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1-283-93551-1 |
3-642-35452-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (720 p.) |
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Collana |
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Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, , 2190-3026 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChangRuay-Shiung |
JainL. C |
PengSheng-Lung |
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Computational intelligence |
Artificial intelligence |
Computational Intelligence |
Artificial Intelligence |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Graph Theory and Algorithms -- Interconnection Networks and Combinatorial Algorithms -- Arti cial Intelligence and Fuzzy Systems -- Database, Data Mining, and Information Retrieval -- Information Literacy, e-Learning, and Social Media -- Computer Networks and Web Service/Technologies -- Wireless Sensor Networks -- Wireless Network Protocols -- Wireless Data Processing. |
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The field of Intelligent Systems and Applications has expanded enormously during the last two decades. Theoretical and practical results in this area are growing rapidly due to many successful applications and new theories derived from many diverse problems. This book is dedicated to the Intelligent Systems and Applications in many different aspects. In particular, this book is to provide highlights of the current research in Intelligent Systems and Applications. It consists of research papers in the following specific topics: l Graph |
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Theory and Algorithms l Interconnection Networks and Combinatorial Algorithms l Artificial Intelligence and Fuzzy Systems l Database, Data Mining, and Information Retrieval l Information Literacy, e-Learning, and Social Media l Computer Networks and Web Service/Technologies l Wireless Sensor Networks l Wireless Network Protocols l Wireless Data Processing This book provides a reference to theoretical problems as well as practical solutions and applications for the state-of-the-art results in Intelligent Systems and Applications on the aforementioned topics. In particular, both the academic community (graduate students, post-doctors and faculties) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics; and the industrial community (engineers, engineering managers, programmers, research lab staffs and managers, security managers) will find this book interesting. |
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