by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Dec 3, 2019 | 390X
Alma P. Olaguez, M.S., Department of Psychological Science What Makes a Good Paper? Most students can differentiate a good writing sample from a bad writing sample. However, most students have difficulty producing concrete reasons why a paper is bad beyond “It just...
by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Dec 3, 2019 | 390X
Jinna Kim, Department of Sociology Instructors often use writing assignments to assess students’ learning. There are many ways that writing assignments can be a form of active learning, especially when considering it as a writing process. Below are suggestions for...
by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Dec 3, 2019 | 390X
Ivy Guild, MFA, Department of Art Typically used in design or art-oriented courses, a critique is a collaborative feedback technique for providing students with oral formative and summative assessments from their instructor and peers. In most educational settings,...
by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Dec 2, 2019 | 390X
Jawad Fayaz, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering For centuries, classroom teaching has been mainly based on the conventional approach of lecturing by faculty members and learning being evaluated by traditional examinations. This approach does not lead...
by Matthew Mahavongtrakul | Jun 7, 2019 | 390X
Franziska Tsufim, M.A., Department of English Over the years, students in my composition classes have repeatedly complained that peer review was a “waste of time”. My students’ experience is not unique. Although most writing teachers use peer review in their...
