Call me crazy, but I always *require* at least one draft -- otherwise I'm not really teaching writing, it seems to me. They won't use feedback on one assignment to improve another, so I do a whole series of ideas, feedback, initial references, feedback, annotated outline, feedback, draft, feedback, and sometimes another draft with feedback. This helps avoid the bought-paper, and I feel like it teaches them how to write.
But the biggest classes I do this with are 20. :) m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Shearon, Tim [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 4:05 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: RE: [tips] Please check my paper BEFORE you grade it > > > Miguel, et al: > I do understand that some of us have lighter "student loads" > and that not everyone can do so but I do make that offer to > everyone. Here is why- I don't think it means you have to > read the paper twice! You've already seen it and thus the > second read is less "dense" and full of errors. I basically > give a "window" for each course during which they can turn in > drafts. In addition to getting better papers the second time > (I make them turn in the first paper with the suggestions/etc > when they turn in the final paper) I find that very few > students actually take advantage of the offer! If memory > serves, the best and worst writers are often the ones who > take advantage of it in upper division courses. But I've > never had more than four or five students in a class turn in > drafts so, knock on wood, it has not caused me a huge extra > work load. I suspect some of the workload created is > dependent on a number of factors including teaching style, > courses taught, institution, etc. so it is hard to say > without trying it what the response would be but it works for > me at this institution. :) Tim > _______________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD > Professor, Department of Psychology The College of Idaho > Caldwell, ID 83605 > email: [email protected] > > teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; > general; history and systems > > "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 2:44 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Please check my paper BEFORE you grade it > > I usually tell my students who make such requests that it > would not be fair for me to do it just for her without > extending the same offer to everyone else. In turn, it would > not be fair to me to have to read all student papers twice. > > > > Miguel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Karl L Wuensch" <[email protected]> > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 4:25:52 PM > Subject: [tips] Please check my paper BEFORE you grade it > > How best to handle the student request that you check her > paper for errors BEFORE you grade it so she can be sure to > get a perfect paper when she hands it in later? > > Cheers, > > Karl W. > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13482.917fac06d4daae681dabfe 964ca8c74e&n=T&l=tips&o=8283 > or send a blank email to > [email protected] > tburg.edu > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbb b67b9b177a&n=T&l=tips&o=8286 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the > line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > [email protected] > tburg.edu<mailto:leave-8286-13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbbb67b9b > [email protected]> > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13029.76c7c563b32ad9d8d09c72 a2d17c90e1&n=T&l=tips&o=8289 > or send a blank email to > [email protected] tburg.edu > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8469 or send a blank email to leave-8469-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
