My Favorite Asslgnment: Getting Rid of the Yawn Factor: Using a Portfolio Assignment to Motivate Students in a Professional Writing Class

Business Communication Quarterly

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 42-51

  Campbell, Nittaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992812914     PISSN: 10805699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108056990206500305     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Campbell, M.E. (1981). Proposal writing: An effective way to peak student interest in business communications. The ABCA Bulletin, 44(4), 31-32.
2. Frazier, D.M., & Paulson, F.L. (1992). How portfolios motivate reluctant writers. Educational Leadership, 49(8), 62-65.
3. Herman, J.L., & Winters, L. (1994). Portfolio research: A slim collection. Educational Leadership, 52(2), 48-55.
4. Hoger, E.A. (1998). A portfolio assignment for analyzing business communication. Business Communication Quarterly, 61(3), 64-66.
5. Knight, P. (1992). How I use portfolios in mathematics. Educational Leadership, 49(8), 71-72.
6. McPherson, W. (1998). Student perception about business communication in their careers. Business Communication Quarterly, 61(2), 68-79.
7. Murdick, W., & Bloemker, J.C. (2001). The portable technical writer. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
8. Murray, M.E. (1994). The semester portfolio. The Bulletin, 57(1), 34-35.
9. Paulson, F.L., Paulson, P.R., & Meyer, C.A. (1991). What makes a portfolio a portfolio? Educational Leadership, 48(5), 60-63.
10. Pfeiffer, W.S. (2000). Technical writing: A practical approach (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
11. Powell, K.S., & Jankovich, J.L. (1998). Student portfolio: A tool to enhance the traditional job search. Business Communication Quarterly, 61(4), 72-82.
12. Skarzenski, D., & Stine, D. (1979). Motivating business communication students: An introductory handout. The ABCA Bulletin, 42(1), 27-23.
13. Soares, E., & Goldgehn, L. (1985). The portfolio approach to business communication. The Bulletin, 48(3), 17-21.
14. Sorenson, R.L., Savage, G.T., & Hartman, L.D. (1993). Motivating students to improve business writing: A comparison between goal-based and punishment-based grading systems. The Journal of Business Communication, 30(2), 113-132.
15. Stemmer, P., Brown, B., & Smith, C. (1992). The employability skills portfolio. Educational Leadership, 49(6), 32-35.