Writing across the Curriculum: A College Snapshot.

Lester, Nancy; Bertram, Corrine; Erickson, Gregory; Lee, Ernie; Tchako, Abraham; Wiggins, Kacy D.; Wilson, James

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ERIC Number: EJ663865

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Writing across the Curriculum: A College Snapshot.

Lester, Nancy; Bertram, Corrine; Erickson, Gregory; Lee, Ernie; Tchako, Abraham; Wiggins, Kacy D.; Wilson, James

Urban Education, v38 n1 p5-34 Jan 2003

Examined the state of writing across the curriculum at one urban college. Analysis of student writing from all courses of a random sample of freshman-senior level students indicated that teachers in the role of evaluators were the most prevalent audience for student writing, and notetaking was the most common writing function performed by students. (SM)

Descriptors: Higher Education, Notetaking, Urban Universities, Writing (Composition), Writing Across the Curriculum

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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