Writing across the Curriculum Annual Report, 1994-95 [electronic resource] / Timothy J. Dillon.
Monroe Community College's Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) program, designed to help students learn to write in all disciplines through writing centers staffed by student writing fellows, is reviewed in this report. The report includes the following sections: the year in review; 1994-95 Wri...
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| 520 | |a Monroe Community College's Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) program, designed to help students learn to write in all disciplines through writing centers staffed by student writing fellows, is reviewed in this report. The report includes the following sections: the year in review; 1994-95 Writing Fellows; WAC faculty; statistical data; writing center scheduling; program evaluation by students; program evaluation by faculty; writing fellow questionnaire; and newsletters. Highlights of the report include the following: (1) in 1994-95, a total of 40 new writing fellows completed the required training in "254 Composition"; (2) a total of 1,788 Writing Center (WC) conferences were conducted; (3) a 500-word theme paper was the most common assignment, followed by research papers and book and art reviews; (4) the most common form of writing taught at the WC was expository, followed by persuasive; (5) 1,390 of writing fellow conference students were from the humanities/social science department, and 263 came from the business department; (6) 952 students were enrolled in fellowed classes which required WC attendance, 699 made appointments, and 137 were walk-ins; (7) 54% of students in fall and 63% in winter reported using the WC more than once; and (8) 95% of student respondents (n=479) in fall and 97% in winter found the WC program to be very effective or effective. Selected evaluative comments from students, faculty, and WC staff are included. (KP) | ||
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