Evaluating College Writing Programs - Couverture souple

Witte, Stephen P; Faigley, Lester

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0809311240 ISBN 13 : 9780809311248

Editeur : Southern Illinois University Press, 1983

Synopsis

To establish the issues that must be con­sidered by evaluators of college writing programs, Witte and Faigley rew major evaluation studies conducted at the Uni­versity of Northern Iowa, the University of California San Diego, Miami Univer­sity, and the University of Texas. For each study the authors dee a series of questions that probe every as­pect of theory, pedagogy, and research: What do we presently know? What as­sumptions are we making and how do those assumptions limit our knowledge? Are those limitations necessary or de­sirable? What do we still need to know? Such questions demand much of pro­gram evaluators, who also must face additional diffit questions as they evalu­ate a writing program. Do the instructors conducting the writing classes share common assumptions that are reflected in their assignments, evaluative pro­cedures, teaching procedures, and course content? How stable will the program prove to be over time? Will the writing program have a lasting effect? Do stu­dents leave the program with increased confidence in their ability to write? As Witte and Faigley urge program evaluators to pose these questions, they also bring to the problem a new compre­hensive conceptual framework that both necessitates such queries and provides an opportunity to answer them.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Southern Illinois University Press
• Date d'édition: 1983
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0809311240
• ISBN 13: 9780809311248
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
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• Personne responsable: non disponible