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Publication Date: 1996
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Improving Geography Essay Writing Using Innovative Assessment.
Pain, Rachel; Mowl, Graham
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v20 n1 p19-31 Mar 1996
Reports on an undergraduate geography course that attempted to improve students' essay writing skills. A prepatory workshop familiarized students with essay writing, developed trust in their writing ability, generated criteria for writing and assessment, and explored good/bad essay techniques. Later assignments utilized peer and self-assessment. (MJP)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Essays, Evaluative Thinking, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Peer Evaluation, Research Skills, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Assignments, Writing Evaluation, Writing Improvement, Writing Processes
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Language: English
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