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ERIC Number: EJ413772
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Writing in College Developmental Mathematics.
Williamson, Michael M.; McAndrew, Donald A.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v3 n1 p14-21 Jan 1987
Discusses the value of writing assignments in mathematics instruction. Advocates informal, lengthy, nongraded writing as the best form of learning. Encourages the use of a learning log by students which is reviewed by both teachers and fellow students. Provides examples of short in-class mathematics writing assignments. (PAA)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Free Writing, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Nongraded Student Evaluation, Peer Teaching, Postsecondary Education, Remedial Mathematics, Student Journals, Teaching Methods, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Learning Logs