Simple Strategies Academics Can Use to Help Students Improve Their Writing Skills / John Malouff, Sally Rooke and Nicola Schutte.
This article describes 16 simple strategies that university academics who do not teach a writing course can use to help their students improve their writing. The strategies are based on the teaching experiences of the authors and follow a teaching model that includes (a) motivating methods, (b) writ...
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| Summary: | This article describes 16 simple strategies that university academics who do not teach a writing course can use to help their students improve their writing. The strategies are based on the teaching experiences of the authors and follow a teaching model that includes (a) motivating methods, (b) writing instruction, (c) writing practice, and (d) constructive feedback. The strategies are important because so many university students show poor writing skills. Also, students who write well can almost always improve. |
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| Item Description: | Abstractor: As Provided. Educational level discussed: Higher Education. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 online resource (3 pages)) |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (Reports, Descriptive) |
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