Assessing Rhetorically: Evidence of Student Progress in Small-Group Writing Tutorials

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Title: Assessing Rhetorically: Evidence of Student Progress in Small-Group Writing Tutorials
Language: English
Authors: Ernest, Anne, Johnson, Patrick, Kelly-Riley, Diane
Source: Learning Assistance Review. Fall 2011 16(2):23-40.
Availability: National College Learning Center Association. Web site: http://www.nclca.org/tlar.htm
Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Small Group Instruction, Tutorial Programs, Achievement Gains, Writing Processes, Process Approach (Writing), Statistical Significance, Rhetorical Invention, Program Descriptions, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Peer Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness
ISSN: 1087-0059
Abstract: A year-long exploratory project examined how well students could effectively respond to a piece of first-year writing using an articulated framework--Assignment, Focus, Organization, Support, and Proofreading (AFOSP). The students in these small-group writing tutorials received peer-facilitated support while they were enrolled in first-year composition. Results from a one-way repeated measures ANOVA showed statistically significant gains in students' abilities to respond to writing using the framework. The findings suggest that teaching students to use such a framework can improve their ability to critically assess writing. (Contains 2 tables.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 19
Entry Date: 2012
Access URL: https://www.nclca.org/tlar.html
Accession Number: EJ960453
Database: ERIC
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