The use of application essays as an effective tool for assessing instruction in the basic communication course

Communication Education

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Jones, Adam C ^a   Simonds, Cheri J ^b   Hunt, Stephen K ^b  

^a MISSOURI WESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic Communication Course; Course Assessment; Writing in the Disciplines

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644976161     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520500213181     Document Type: Review

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