Project Tags: Academic Writing Pedagogy

Scaffolding Analytical and Argumentative Writing in Higher Education: Developing Tools and Assessing Outcomes

The ability to analyze and argue effectively is crucial for students’ success in academia and their professional lives. Writing an effective argument involves analysis to put forth an explicit evaluation…

Refining and developing tools to support academic, disciplinary, and professional communication

The proposed project builds on fifteen years of research in which I investigated academic writing at CMUQ through initial SEED funding and two major QNRF funded projects. The initial project…

Improving reading skills in the middle school science classroom

Reading in content areas such as science requires that students read and understand expository texts. Expository texts are characterized by dense factual information, multisyllabic technical vocabulary, complex and interconnected sentences,…