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The Self-Rated Writing Skills of Business Majors: Graduating Perceptions and Collegiate Improvement:
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This paper analyzed the self-rated writing skills of graduating business majors and perceptions on how much these skills changed during college and found that subjective skill measures may be good proxies of objective skills.Abstract:
We analyze the self-rated writing skills of graduating business majors and perceptions on how much these skills changed during college. Subjective skill measures may be good proxies of objective sk...read more
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Teaching Writing As Reflective Practice
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A Heuristic Tool for Teaching Business Writing
TL;DR: This paper used writing exercises as diagnostic or maintenance tool at different stages in the semester, in addition to the core assignments, to improve undergraduate and graduate student writing and increase the probability that these students will transfer that writing knowledge into other courses and into their practices as professional writers in industry.
"How Well Did I Learn What I Learned?" the Art of Self Assessment
Regina E. Grantz,Robert Gruber +1 more
TL;DR: In most academic settings, the focus is on grading as discussed by the authors, and students' role in the grading process is passive; i.e., they are graded, but are not really involved in grading process itself, but students seldom see or use the results to improve themselves.
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Why are written communication skills important for business students
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Comparison of Effects of Cognitive Level and Quality Writing Assessment (CLAQWA) Rubric on Freshman College Student Writing
TL;DR: This article investigated the effects of the Cognitive Level and Quality Writing Assessment (CLAQWA) rubric on the cognitive and writing skill growth in freshmen composition classes at a Midwestern state university and found no statistically significant differences on either type of skill score between the experimental or control group for the final essay.
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