1. Writing in Geography: Student Attitudes and Assessment.
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Slinger-Friedman, Vanessa and Patterson, LynnM.
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ACADEMIC discourse -- Study & teaching , *WRITING across the curriculum , *ACADEMIC achievement testing , *GEOGRAPHY education in universities & colleges , *COLLEGE student attitudes , *GRADING of students , *GEOGRAPHICAL literacy , *LEARNING , *COMPREHENSION , *GEOGRAPHY teachers , *COLLEGE student surveys - Abstract
This paper presents the results of two independent studies that assessed the impact of writing as a learning tool in introductory-level geography courses. Student attitudes toward writing and their performance on exams were analyzed to determine the impact of writing for comprehension and application of geographical concepts. Student perceptions were mostly positive; however, there was no significant improvement in grades. As both students and instructors view writing as valuable for learning, these results underscore the need to develop alternative methods of assessment and additional studies to quantitatively determine the impact of writing on learning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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