Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2009
Keywords
College student writing, Usability of written comments
Abstract
Research Question: What is the usability of written comments on graded writing in the Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing course? What impacts the usability of the comments for readers, students in Margi Fox’s English 302 course? The framework for the project—and for the curriculum in English 302—revolved around three main rhetorical principles:
Purpose: Clarify and prioritize purposes for written comments on student work
Readers: Understand and address the needs of student readers
Context: Focus on the dynamics of different situations over the course of the quarter
Recommended Citation
Fox, Margi and Killgore, Jeanne, "Impact of Written Comments on Student Writing" (2009). Writing Research Fellows. 18.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wis_writingresearchfellows/18
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Academic writing; Written communication; Grading and marking (Students)
Genre/Form
reports
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf