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Publication Date: 2011-Jan
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The Case for Using Policy Writing in Undergraduate Political Science Courses
Pennock, Andrew
PS: Political Science and Politics, v44 n1 p141-146 Jan 2011
Traditional writing assignments only teach students to write for academic settings. Assigning students policy briefs and policy memos gives them the opportunity to practice the type of writing they will perform both inside and outside of academia while still developing critical thinking skills and an understanding of the political world. Including policy-style writing assignments in the curriculum teaches undergraduates the skills demanded by their future employers, helps future academics learn how to write grant and conference proposals, offers students practice at the highest levels of Bloom's taxonomy of learning, hones synthesis and analysis, teaches students to be client-oriented, and makes students more effective citizens.
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Political Science, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study, Academic Discourse, College Instruction, Technical Writing, Policy Analysis
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