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Preliminary Results from a Sophomore-Level Disciplinary Writing Workshop

Preliminary Results from a Sophomore-Level Disciplinary Writing Workshop. Michael Zieg Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment. Our Writing Assessment Plan. Sophomore-Level: Introduction to Georeports Taken by all students across department

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Preliminary Results from a Sophomore-Level Disciplinary Writing Workshop

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  1. Preliminary Results from a Sophomore-Level Disciplinary Writing Workshop Michael Zieg Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment

  2. Our Writing Assessment Plan • Sophomore-Level: Introduction to Georeports • Taken by all students across department • Focused on introducing stylistic expectations • Upper-Division Long Format • Classic term paper • One class in G&ES and another class in EGEO • Focused on elaborate and/or complex argumentation • Upper-Division Technical/Lab Report • Clear, concise communication of disciplinary content • Most typical of actual job requirements

  3. Introduction to Georeports • Introduction to forms and formats in the Geosciences • The Sentence - grammar and style • Paragraph-level organization and structure

  4. Evidence for Improvement? Pre-Assessment Significant Improvement Organization Audience Awareness (Still Limited Proficiency) Writing Conventions Post-Assessment

  5. Evidence for Improvement? Pre-Assessment Modest Improvement Style Post-Assessment

  6. Evidence for Improvement? Pre-Assessment No Improvement Focus (Already Proficient) Support/Reasoning (Still Nonproficient) Post-Assessment

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