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types of writing assignments

types of writing assignments. Source: http:// www.umuc.edu/ewc/faculty/index.shtml. types of writing assignments. scientific. lab report research paper grant proposal thesis essay questions journal entry lab notebooks others. common issues. common issues.

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types of writing assignments

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  1. types of writing assignments Source: http://www.umuc.edu/ewc/faculty/index.shtml

  2. types of writing assignments scientific • lab report • research paper • grant proposal • thesis • essay questions • journal entry • lab notebooks • others...

  3. common issues

  4. common issues

  5. characteristics of effective writing assignments • assignments are provided and explained in writing • writing assignments are linked to significant course/unit objectives • specify the purpose for writing, the audience, the mode or form of the writing, and length • assessment criteria are specified • due dates are specified • longer writing projects are organized in stages source: http://www.umuc.edu/ewc/faculty/index.shtml

  6. more tips try your assignment connect with a librarian define web resources discuss academic integrity with your students explore options for promoting academic integrity

  7. aligning with learning objective

  8. Rubrics Introduction to Rubrics. Stevens & Levi. 2005

  9. Why use Rubrics? • Provide timely feedback • Prepare students to use feedback • Encourage critical thinking • Facilitate communication with students • Level the playing field

  10. Rubric? Huh? I don’t need one of those…. Do i?

  11. Types of Rubrics – Holistic vs Analytical

  12. General vs. Task-Specific • General rubrics contain criteria that are general across tasks. • Advantage: can use the same rubric across different tasks • Disadvantage: feedback may not be specific enough • Task specific rubrics are unique to a specific task. • Advantage: more reliable assessment of performance on the task • Disadvantage: difficult to construct rubrics for all specific tasks

  13. Rubric Components Oral Presentation Rubric Task description Scale Dimensions Description of the Dimensions.

  14. Presents a thorough description of the paper, presentation, lab, film, etc. Situates assignment in the desired learning outcomes of the course Sample Description: Each student will make a 20-minute presentation on the economic, social, and political changes in the Harrisonburg community, choosing a decade upon which to focus. The student may focus the presentation in any way s/he wishes, but there needs to be a stated thesis and inclusion of photographs, maps, graphs, and/or other visual aids. Examples derived from sources cited on last slide. #1 Task Description

  15. #2 Scale • 3 level: excellent, competent, needs work • 4 level: exemplary, proficient, marginal, unacceptable

  16. #3 Dimensions • Presents skills, knowledge, and abilities comprising the assignment • Ascribes percentage points to each dimension

  17. #4 Description of the Dimensions • Offers a description of the highest level of expectation; each level down shows the difference between that level and the ideal • Places emphasis on possibility over failure

  18. Institute Assignment • Let’s design a rubric for the final deliverable!

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