Effects of Course-Embedded Grammar Graders: Evidence from a Business College Writing Initiative Program
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| Title: | Effects of Course-Embedded Grammar Graders: Evidence from a Business College Writing Initiative Program |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Clark, Lindsay C., Luo, Zijun, Smith, Ashly Bender |
| Source: | Research & Practice in Assessment. Win 2020 15(2). |
| Availability: | Virginia Assessment Group. Tel: 504-314-2898; Fax: 504-247-1232; e-mail: editor@rpajournal.com; Web site: http://www.rpajournal.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Business Schools, Content Area Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Evaluation, Grammar, Writing Assignments, Error Patterns, Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Graduate Students, Grading, Evaluators |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| ISSN: | 2161-4210 |
| Abstract: | Writing support programs for students in writing-intensive, disciplinary courses are well established and take many forms, including communication centers, web-based skill development programs, and embedded writing consultants. This paper assesses the effectiveness of a program that embeds a writing grader, who assesses only the grammar of students' submissions, to encourage and support business faculty in including written assignments. Our analysis of grammar errors across three writing assignments showed that students rarely included Status Marking Errors (e.g., nonstandard verb forms and double negatives) and did reduce errors from the first to last assignments. However, the cause of the error reduction and the program's long-term effectiveness in improving students' grammar skills is inconclusive. Based on our findings, we offer recommendations to program organizers for better aligning a program's stated and practical goals when providing writing support. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1293309 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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