Application essays as an effective tool for assessing instruction in the basic Communication course: A follow-up study

dc.creator	Joseph Mazer
dc.creator	Cheri J Simonds
dc.creator	Stephen K Hunt
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:25:50Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:25:50Z
dc.identifier	1527-9316
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/b2c8ce56c3a84e6ead7a3a7f8ab6f1d7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/21505
dc.description	<p><em>The assessment of student learning in general education courses is of critical importance in higher education. This study examines the utility of a writing assignment (application essays) in a basic communication course as an effective assessment tool. The authors conducted a content analysis of student portfolios to determine the extent to which application essays provide evidence of student learning in the basic course. The present study extends the findings from recent assessment efforts (Jones, Simonds, & Hunt, 2005) to explore types of mass media events students address in application essays and assess the revisions made to the assignment based on findings from Jones et al. (2005). Results reveal (a) the various communication events that students write about in application essays, (b) the communication concepts that students address, (c) that students typically, but not always, make appropriate connections when they write application essays, and (d) after revising the assignment based upon data from recent assessment efforts, more students made appropriate connections between the communication event and concept. Implications for classroom pedagogy and course management are discussed.</em></p>
dc.language	English
dc.relation	http://josotl.indiana.edu/article/view/3140
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1527-9316
dc.source	The Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 29-42 (2012)
dc.subject	assessment, application essays, basic communication course
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Application essays as an effective tool for assessing instruction in the basic Communication course: A follow-up study
dc.type	article