ERIC Number: EJ1027345
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Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 18
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Personal, Expository, Critical, and Creative: Using Writing in Mathematics Courses
Braun, Benjamin
PRIMUS, v24 n6 p447-464 2014
This article provides a framework for creating and using writing assignments based on four types of writing: personal, expository, critical, and creative. This framework includes specific areas of student growth affected by these writing styles. Illustrative sample assignments are given throughout for each type of writing and various combinations thereof. Also discussed are the assessment of mathematical writing and suggestions for beginning users of writing in mathematics courses.
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Content Area Writing, Expository Writing, Creative Writing, Autobiographies, Criticism, Student Development, Writing Assignments, Writing Evaluation, Undergraduate Students
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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