Audience,Purpose, and Civic Engagement: A Reassessment of Writing Instruction in Political Science |
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| Authors: | Ian G. Anson |
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| Affiliation: | University of Maryland |
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| Abstract: | In the present study I examine meaning-making as an integral aspect of successful writing assignments in political science. Results of a semester-long quasi-experimental pilot study show that meaning-making writing tasks help students in Introduction to American Politics courses become more politically engaged through the inculcation of civic skills. |
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| Keywords: | Assessment Civic Education Writing in the Disciplines Writing Prompts |
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