How To Teach Writing Skills

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1 critical analysis skills on a scholarly paper. Scoring rubric for a scholarly paper assigned in the final semester includes the following criteria: 1) Critical Thinking Skills On a possible score of 15 points on each the assessment criterion, students will score at least 11 points on critical thinking skills and at least 11 points on content development. 1) During a final semester course, a scoring rubric will be used to evaluate the scholarly papers (100% of total papers). 3) The data will be aggregated to determine the percentile of the students who met the standard. Critical Thinking Skills 0 (0%) 1 (7%) 13 (93%) Critical Thinking Skills Critical Thinking Skills For fall 2008/spring 2009, 87-93% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 7% scored in the medium range; 0-7% scored in the low range. The BSN Program Committee faculty met and developed the following plan: 1) The rubric (Assessment of Written Communication Abilities) will be used for all written papers in the online program of study, as appropriate; 2) Faculty will place the rubric in their online syllabi so students are aware of the evaluation criteria; 3) A module on APA formatting will be included in the online courses; 4) Students will be required to purchase the current edition of the APA Manual and faculty will list the Manual as a required text for all online courses in the program of study; and 5) NUR 3825 Socialization (a first semester online course) will focus on increasing writing skills through the use of assignments. 1

2 content development skills on a scholarly paper. Scoring rubric for a scholarly paper assigned in the final semester includes the following criteria: 1) Content Development On a possible score of 15 points on each the assessment criterion, students will score at least 11 points on critical thinking skills and at least 11 points on content development. 1) During a final semester course, a scoring rubric will be used to evaluate the scholarly papers (100% of total papers). 3) The data will be aggregated to determine the percentile of the students who met the standard. Content Development 0 (0%) 1 (7%) 13 (93%) Content Development Content Development For fall 2008/spring 2009, 87-93% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 7% scored in the medium range; 0-7% scored in the low range. The BSN Program Committee faculty met and developed the following plan: 1) The rubric (Assessment of Written Communication Abilities) will be used for all written papers in the online program of study, as appropriate; 2) Faculty will place the rubric in their online syllabi so students are aware of the evaluation criteria; 3) A module on APA formatting will be included in the online courses; 4) Students will be required to purchase the current edition of the APA Manual and faculty will list the Manual as a required text for all online courses in the program of study; and 5) NUR 3825 Socialization (a first semester online course) will focus on increasing writing skills through the use of assignments. 2

3 organizing, formatting, and referencing skills on a scholarly paper. Scoring rubric for a scholarly paper assigned in the final semester includes the following criteria: 1) Organization 2) Formatting 3) Referencing 1) On a possible score of 15 points on each assessment criterion, students will score at least 11 points on organization, formatting, and referencing. 2) On a possible score of 25 points on technological skills, students will score at least 17 points. Organization 0 (0%) 5 (36%) 9 (64%) Formatting 0 (0%) 6 (43%) 8 (57%) Referencing 0 (0%) 6 (43%) 8 (57%) 1) During a final semester course, a scoring rubric will be used to evaluate the scholarly papers (100% of total papers). 3) The data will be aggregated to determine the percentile of the students who met the standard. Organization Formatting 1 (7%) 9 (60%) 5 (33%) Referencing 4 (27%) 6 (40%) 5 (33%) Organization For fall 2008/spring 2009, 64-87% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 7-36% of the students scored in the medium range; and 0-7% scored in the low range. Formatting/Referencing For fall 2008/spring 2009, 33-57% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 40-60% scored in the medium range; and 0-27% scored in the low range; The BSN Program Committee faculty met and developed the following plan: 1) The rubric (Assessment of Written Communication Abilities) will be used for all written papers in the online program of study, as appropriate; 2) Faculty will place the rubric in their online syllabi so students are aware of the evaluation criteria; 3) A module on APA formatting will be included in the online courses; 4) Students will be required to purchase the current edition of the APA Manual and faculty will list the Manual as a required text for all online courses in the program of study; and 5) NUR 3825 Socialization (a first semester online course) will focus on increasing writing skills through the use of assignments. 6) During Spring 2009, faculty developed a checklist handout to be posted online that focuses on APA formatting and referencing. 3

4 technological skills (word processing & use of Scoring rubric for a scholarly paper assigned in the final semester includes the following criteria: 1) Technological Skills Fall 2008 Technological Skills Word Processing Total = 14 databases/internet) on a scholarly i. Word Processing paper. ii. Use of Databases/Internet 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 14 (100%) 1) On a possible score of 15 points on each assessment criterion, students will score at least 11 points on organization, formatting, and referencing. 2) On a possible score of 25 points on technological skills, students will score at least 17 points. 1) During a final semester course, a scoring rubric will be used to evaluate the scholarly papers (100% of total papers). 3) The data will be aggregated to determine the percentile of the students who met the standard. Use of Databases/Internet 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 14 (100%) Technological Skills Word Processing 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 15 (100%) Use of Databases/Internet 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 15 (100%) Technological Skills For fall 2008/spring 2009, 100% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper. The BSN Program Committee faculty met and developed the following plan: 1) The rubric (Assessment of Written Communication Abilities) will be used for all written papers in the online program of study, as appropriate; 2) Faculty will place the rubric in their online syllabi so students are aware of the evaluation criteria; 3) A module on APA formatting will be included in the online courses; 4) Students will be required to purchase the current edition of the APA Manual and faculty will list the Manual as a required text for all online courses in the program of study; and 5) NUR 3825 Socialization (a first semester online course) will focus on increasing writing skills through the use of assignments. 6) During Spring 2009, faculty developed a checklist handout to be posted online that focuses on APA formatting and referencing. 4

5 Summarize use of results for continuous improvement of learning: The online RN-BSN track does not have a comparable on-campus program the track is online only. Scholarly Paper Critical Thinking Skills For fall 2008/spring 2009, 87-93% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 7% scored in the medium range; 0-7% scored in the low range. Content Development For fall 2008/spring 2009, 87-93% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 7% scored in the medium range; 0-7% scored in the low range. Organization For fall 2008/spring 2009, 64-87% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 7-36% of the students scored in the medium range; and 0-7% scored in the low range. Formatting/Referencing For fall 2008/spring 2009, 33-57% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper; 40-60% scored in the medium range; and 0-27% scored in the low range; Technological Skills For fall 2008/spring 2009, 100% of the students scored in the high range on a scholarly paper During the evaluation of writing skills indicated that students had weaknesses in APA formatting and referencing. The BSN Program Committee faculty met and developed the following plan: 1) The rubric (Assessment of Written Communication Abilities) will be used for all written papers in the online program of study, as appropriate; 2) Faculty will place the rubric in their online syllabi so students are aware of the evaluation criteria; 3) A module on APA formatting will be included in the online courses; 4) Students will be required to purchase the current edition of the APA Manual and faculty will list the Manual as a required text for all online courses in the program of study; and 5) NUR 3825 Socialization (a first semester online course) will focus on increasing writing skills through the use of assignments. 6) During Spring 2009, faculty developed a checklist handout to be posted online that focuses on APA formatting and referencing. During , faculty instructors used the scoring rubric to evaluate the scholarly papers. During summer 2009 the BSN program faculty will establish a procedure that uses external evaluators to evaluate scholarly papers. 5