If They Can't Write, They Can't Advocate: A Pilot Study Measuring the Impact of a Curriculum Integrated Writing Intervention for Social Work Students
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Learning Theories and Pedagogy – Research
Abstract
Quality of writing is especially important for social work students, since writing skills are critical to advocate effectively for clients; however, recent assessment data shows less than 80% of students achieving competence or mastery over quality of writing in the Social Work Program. In order to evaluate the efficacy of a writing intensive intervention embedded in the curriculum of a Social Work Practice I course, the researchers compare data from before and after the intervention in the form of student writing and survey data. In addition to discipline specific in-class writing instruction, students are required to systematically engage College Writing Center resources to support basic writing mechanics.
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Presentation
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Room 2
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Recommended Citation
Murphy, Emily and Hanesworth, Carolyn, "If They Can't Write, They Can't Advocate: A Pilot Study Measuring the Impact of a Curriculum Integrated Writing Intervention for Social Work Students" (2019). SoTL Commons Conference. 87.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2019/87
If They Can't Write, They Can't Advocate: A Pilot Study Measuring the Impact of a Curriculum Integrated Writing Intervention for Social Work Students
Room 2
Quality of writing is especially important for social work students, since writing skills are critical to advocate effectively for clients; however, recent assessment data shows less than 80% of students achieving competence or mastery over quality of writing in the Social Work Program. In order to evaluate the efficacy of a writing intensive intervention embedded in the curriculum of a Social Work Practice I course, the researchers compare data from before and after the intervention in the form of student writing and survey data. In addition to discipline specific in-class writing instruction, students are required to systematically engage College Writing Center resources to support basic writing mechanics.
