Creating, Testing, and Evaluating a Communication Experiment for Community College Students

Richard J. Scofield Hillsborough Community College

Abstract

Because innovation without evaluation is often fruitless, the creator of a communication-oriented community college freshman English course converted a segment of this course into an individualized program and solicited detailed student appraisals. The sequence begins with dictionary study, reviews the principles of subordination, continues with studies in semantics and communication, and ends with practice in improving skills in writing letters and reports. The specific unit, converted into an individualized learning package, uses film and tape and enables the student to evaluate his own communication skills and teaches him how to write a concrete communication objective. Students' evaluations conclude the article and explicit student endorsements and criticisms are quoted.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1973-01-01
DOI
10.2190/rnrq-u45x-rwwp-lm7x
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  1. Technical Communication Quarterly

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