Technical Communication Quarterly Jan 2003

How Much is Enough? The Assessment of Student Work in Technical Communication Courses

Kelli Cargile Cook

Abstract

This article reports the findings of a national survey of members of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW). The survey focuses on practices of assessing student classroom work and specifically asked technical writing instructors what they assess, how they assess, and what they would like to do to assess their students optimally. In addition to reporting responses to these questions, the article concludes with recommendations for improving student assessment practices at the departmental, programmatic, and course levels.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2003-01-01
DOI
10.1207/s15427625tcq1201_4
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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