Listening to students: A usability evaluation of instructor commentary

Journal of Business and Technical Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-233

  Still, Brian ^a   Koerber, Amy ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grading; Instructor commentary; Pedagogy; Usability; Writing feedback; Writing instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951556154     PISSN: 10506519     EISSN: 15524574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1050651909353304     Document Type: Article

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