Deborah wrote:
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>I wouldn't blame just high school English classes - this practice is very
>common in other areas. Our M.Ed. students must take a research class with
>one of the ed. depts. (this is a graduate level course, mind you). I have
>read a number of the thesis projects from students who have taken this
>course and the quoting that occurs in their proposals is outrageous (we are
>talking at least 1 per page and they are not statements that need to be
>quoted). They are TAUGHT to do that in this class. That is considered to be
>appropriate writing behavior (I have no idea why). The psych dept. has
>fought to get students going through our program to take our grad research
>course to no avail. Maybe this is common practice in other areas?
Actually, I was writing a bit tongue in cheek, so to speak. Maybe more out
of frustration. As I wrote off list, I think that at least some of this is
the self-serving memory of our students combined with a smidge of lazyness
etc. Also, you cannot completely blame "instruction" as I'm sure some of
their instructors have to pick and choose whose and how much of the papers
to actually grade. (Or maybe I just don't want to see how bad high school
instruction has gotten!) Your experience with the writing in grad classes
is frightening and sad (that grad students are taught to do this). However,
it isn't far from what I've heard from several other sources (and usually
associated with MEd programs though that's not always the case). Yours in
denial, :}
Tim
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Albertson College of Idaho
Department of Psychology
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