ERIC Number: EJ1030743
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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McGuire, Linda
PRIMUS, v24 n7 p560-573 2014
This article will describe a writing assignment designed for use in a liberal arts college whose mission stresses effective written communication both within and across disciplines. In this assignment, students write three separate solutions to the same mathematics problem: one for a mathematical peer, a second for a contemporary that does not necessarily have the mathematical background of the writer, and a third that can be understood by a general reader of the local newspaper. This paper will outline the framework of the assignment, provide examples of student work, detail assessment strategies, and give samples of student feedback.
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Undergraduate Study, Writing Assignments, Problem Solving, Writing (Composition), Content Area Writing, Mathematical Concepts, Audiences, Nonmajors, Peer Groups, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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