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Writing Across the Curriculum
• “Writing to Learn” • Criteria:
– Substantial writing– Multiple assignments– Revision of work– Critical feedback
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Substantial WritingWriting Assignments: Percentage of Final Grade
Fall 2008 & Spring 2009Grade % Syllabi
5 210 220 125 330 235 140 445 450 460 265 570 275 280 190 195 1
100 4Unclear 5
Total Sample: 41 Syllabi
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Multiple AssignmentsTotal Number of Writing Assignments
Fall 2008 & Spring 2009
Number of
Assignments
Syllabi
0 21 32 43 54 75 36 37 39 4
10 111 313 2
Unclear 6
Total Sample: 40 Syllabi
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Total Page Count for Writing AssignmentsFall 2008 & Spring 2009
Total Sample: 31 Syllabi
Page Count Syllabi
3 14 25 17 28 1
10 112 214 316 217 118 320 121 122 123 225 430 137 144 1
Unclear 15
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Sample Syllabi
• Sample Syllabi– Humanities
• Professor Nicky Agate • French Literature in English Translation
– Natural Sciences• Dr. Judith Weis• Marine Biology
– Social Sciences• Professor Paul Shane• History of Social Welfare Policies & Programs to the 1930s
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Using the “Write-to-Learn” Model
• Description of lecture/solution to problem posed• Note card with questions• Blackboard response to primary source readings• Essay exam• Oral presentation• Short response paper (argument, memorable
quotes, questions for discussion)
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Types of Assignments• Library research project• Experimental research project• Lab report requiring data analysis• Annotated bibliography• Poster presentation from literature
search• Analytical essay
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Fall 2008 Student Services• Workshops
– Critical Reading Strategies– Grammar and Style– The Writing Process– Revision and Proofreading– Individual Review
• Tutorial Support• Blackboard
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Grade Comparison: Writing Intensive vs. English Composition
A B+ B C+ C D F IN W NG
ALL WI, Fall 2007
(n=1064)34% 15% 21% 7% 7% 2% 4% 1% 4% 4%
English 101, Fall 2007 (n=814)
10% 15% 30% 16% 15% 3% 3% 0% 3% 2%
A B+ B C+ C D F IN W NG
ALL WI, Spring 2008
(n=1338)36% 17% 21% 6% 8% 2% 3% 2% 5% 1%
English 102, Fall 2007 (n=678)
15% 19% 15% 17% 15% 4% 6% 0% 5% 2%
Fall 2007A B+ B C+ C D F IN W NG
ALLWI, Fall 2008 (1776) 36% 16% 22% 8% 8% 1% 3% 1% 4% 1%
English 101, Fall 2008 (n=814)
11% 19% 5% 28% 17% 7% 7% 1% 4% 0%
Fall 2008
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
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Grade Comparison: Writing Intensive vs. English Composition
40%
30%
20%
10%
0
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Fall 2008 TutoringFall 2008 # visits #hours #studentsEnglish
Composition 516 599.48 208Writing
Intensive 72 87.17 37Other 253 284.23 164Total 841 970.88 409
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Faculty Services• Classroom visits• Informational meetings• Survey • Focus group
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WAC Challenges
• Skill transfer and sustainability: English Composition to upper level courses
• Impact of articulation agreements• A writing-active culture?