Targeted Writing Prompts to Strengthen Student Research Skills
Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Room 1220 A/B
Proposal
Let students amaze you! Undergraduate composition courses offer students the opportunity to expand both their critical thinking and information literacy skills. Through a focused semester-long process, students in English composition are challenged to become an “expert” in one area of student-driven theme based topic selection. Learn more about the design and implementation of a targeted research assignment that is well received by students.
Presentation Description
In this session learn how student-driven topic selection for freshman composition courses enhanced course participation, increased peer to peer conversations, and improved the research process. The goal of the presentation is to provide a framework for topic discovery and an overview of student development of expertise in a specific area. Writing prompts will be shared along with student feedback on the process.
Keywords
first year composition, critical thinking, assignment scaffolding, research writing
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Coleman, Amy, "Targeted Writing Prompts to Strengthen Student Research Skills" (2018). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 56.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2018/2018/56
Targeted Writing Prompts to Strengthen Student Research Skills
Room 1220 A/B
Let students amaze you! Undergraduate composition courses offer students the opportunity to expand both their critical thinking and information literacy skills. Through a focused semester-long process, students in English composition are challenged to become an “expert” in one area of student-driven theme based topic selection. Learn more about the design and implementation of a targeted research assignment that is well received by students.
