Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 1992

The Best of Both Worlds: Instructor/Group Evaluation of Business Writing Assignments

DENNIS H. BARBOUR

Abstract

This article describes a dual grading process, initiated to expose students to collaborative evaluation and to verify instructor evaluation. Each group was assigned a case, with directions to print five copies of its response. I evaluated one copy, then distributed four blank copies to another group for evaluation. The group reviewed the paper and assigned a grade. I collected the graded responses, attached my graded copy, and returned the two graded copies to the composing group. Receiving feedback from both teacher and students reinforced the students' confidence in the evaluation process while teaching them important lessons on audience expectations.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
1992-10-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651992006004006
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teacher development collaborative writing assessment
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