Developing writing assignments and feedback strategies for maximum effectiveness in large classroom environments

IEEE International Professional Communication Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 77-82

  Smith, Karl ^a   Kampf, Constance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Engineering education; Teaching strategies; Writing instruction

Indexed keywords

CLASSROOM; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; TEACHING STRATEGIES; WRITING INSTRUCTION;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; FEEDBACK; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

TECHNICAL WRITING;

EID: 10444265873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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