...mixed delivery methods which utilize group discussion, dyadic work, and peer review, to name a few, all of which minimize lecturing. In-class participation has become increasingly important with millennial generation students who demand more interaction from their classroom experience (Allred & Swenson, 2006; Howe & Strauss, 2000). In particular, Tony VN. Figuera of Mindanao Times (2006) stated that the inability of students to argue in class and their phobia for oral exams are only two of the discrepant behaviors that educators observe in school. This attitude of not being able to communicate also extends to the failures of the students to develop writing skill. It is for this purpose that this study was conducted. Most of the people said that if a student is active in oral communication, he is passive in writing. However, with the theory of Tony VN. Figuera, the researchers would like to know which presumption is consistent, accurate and factual. We...
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...Are Writing Deficiencies Creating a Lost Generation of Business Writers? ZANE K. QUIBLE FRANCES GRIFFIN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA ABSTRACT. Business professionals and instructors often view writing skills as one of the most important qualifications that employees should possess. However, many business employees, including recent college graduates, have serious writing deficiencies, especially in their ability to use standard English. As a result, American businesses spend billions of dollars annually to remediate these writing deficiencies (College Board, the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools, and Colleges, 2004). In this article, the authors examine possible reasons for these deficiencies and offer evidence that a modified context-based approach, the glossing approach, and consistent error marking can reduce the number of sentence-level errors students make. Keywords: context-based approach, grammar, punctuation, rules-based approach, writing deficiencies Copyright © 2007 Heldref Publications T hat many employers in the United States are dissatisfied with their employees’ writing skills is not a surprise to individuals who frequently peruse the professional literature in nearly any academic field or discipline (Gray, Emerson, & MacKay, 2005; Wise, 2005). Although the expressions of dismay are frequent and often strong, educators have done little to rectify the situation. Costs of Employees’ Poor Writing Skills material to...
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... what types of outlines exist, suggestions for developing effective outlines, and how outlines can be used as an invention strategy for writing. Four Main Components for Effective Outlines Ideally, you should follow the four suggestions presented here to create an effective outline. When creating a topic outline, follow these two rules for capitalization: For firstlevel heads, present the information using all uppercase letters; and for secondary and tertiary items, use upper and lowercase letters. The examples are taken from the Sample Outline handout. Parallelism—How do I accomplish this? Each heading and subheading should preserve parallel structure. If the first heading is a verb, the second heading should be a verb. Example: I. CHOOSE DESIRED COLLEGES II. PREPARE APPLICATION ("Choose" and "Prepare" are both verbs. The present tense of the verb is usually the preferred form for an outline.) Coordination—How do I accomplish this? All the information contained in Heading 1 should have the same significance as the information contained in Heading 2. The same goes for the subheadings (which should be less significant than the headings). Example: 1. VISIT AND EVALUATE COLLEGE CAMPUSES 2. VISIT AND EVALUATE COLLEGE WEBSITES 1. Note important statistics 2. Look for interesting classes (Campus and Web sites visits are equally significant. They are part of the main tasks you would need to do. Finding statistics and classes found on college Web sites are parts of the process involved in carrying out the main heading...
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...introduced to me, making it easy to be proud of myself for the work I put in, ending with grades that reflected this effort. My overall knowledge on the active writing process, revision stages and analytical skills has increased immensely, allowing myself to feel greatly prepared for the many future classes that will benefit from my learning. Through the many course outcomes of this class, I have been able to improve my overall writing skills. Right away it was clear how...
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...Summary: “Are Writing Deficiencies Creating a Lost Generation of Business Writers?” June 5, 2013 Summary: “Are Writing Deficiencies Creating a Lost Generation of Business Writers?” Employers and educators realize the importance of good writing skills but many business employees have writing deficiencies, costing American businesses billions of dollars every year. According to a study conducted by the National Commission on Writing (NCW) in 2004, American businesses may spend close to $3.1 billion yearly on the remediation of employees’ writing deficiencies. Consequently, employers are dissatisfied with employees writing skills and even more disappointed in the skills of new college graduates. Traditionally, grammar was taught using a rules-based approach which was also referred to as traditional school grammar (Hillocks & Smith, 2003). Rules-based approach focused on teaching grammar rules with emphasis on form (present, past …). Many educators condemned this type of approach, and research showed that it was an ineffective way to teach grammar. Students were simply taught a set of rules and presented with a set of usage exercises. There was very little teaching of how to use grammar in a communicative manner. Rules-based approach has since been abandoned due to opposition from educators and the decision of the National Council of Teachers of English to discourage its use. Researchers have since proposed the use of new approaches such as, context based...
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...progresses every day, having a website has become crucial for businesses and schools. “With costs being extremely low at the entry level, it's becoming difficult to imagine a reason for any company of any size not to have a website.” [1] There are multiple benefits of having a website such as: save time and cost, increase sales, services, and accessibility, higher credibility, and so forth. For this research paper I will be analyzing six web pages. Based on the e-business I’m creating, three business pages I’m reviewing are: Essay Lab, Smart Writing Services and Ninja Essays. The remaining three web sites are: Suffolk Community College, Nassau Community College and Dr. Ebrahimi’s website. To begin with, Essay Lab is one of the three writing service businesses I’ve selected. The home page of this particular business is informative and gives a good idea of what the business is about and why would a person need to use their service. However, I feel more information to support their business could be provided. Another issue is the content is not direct to the point; instead it drags on causing lack of interest to the reader. Stating live chat availability and not actually providing it is another problem with the website which fails to meet the 7x2C standard of ‘Completeness and Coverage’. On the other hand, the navigation is consistent and effective. The organization of the website as well is intuitive and easy to understand. Although the search engine clashes with the background...
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...Over the last decade, employers are facing difficulties to find candidates to fill positions that require good business writing skills. Employers and their businesses are suffering great financial loss due to the deficiencies of their employees writing skills. To overcome the challenges of their employees, businesses are investing in written communication and grammar training sessions. Employers seek candidates who are proficient both in verbal and written language. A study conducted by the National Commission on Writing (NCW) in 2004 confirmed that employees spent over $3.1 billion annually to attempt to resolve the employee’s writing deficiencies. Even to communicate via email, employees must possess very basic writing skills. This is one of the top priorities of a successful employee. New graduates from exemplary colleges are producing students who lack skills in basic spelling, sentence structure, and grammar. According to the publishers of the American College Test (ACT), grammar is the most important skill for students entering college however high school teachers consider it to be the least important skill. Grammar has been taught using a rule-based approach. This approach focused on teaching grammar rules with a focus on the form (present, past, future, etc.). Teachers provided students with repetitive drills and grammar or punctuation exercises, which over time proved to be ineffective. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)in 2006 affirmed...
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...1Rebecca O. Alcantara, et.al., Teaching Strategies 1: For Teaching of the Communication Arts: Listening, Speaking, Writing, and Writing,( Makati City: Katha Publishing Co., Inc., 2003). 2L.Collingwood, “Language” 21st Century Universal Encyclopedia. 1996 Ed. 3Modesta Q. Boquirin, Quality Quotation, (Metro Manila: H.E. Academia Enterprises, 1995). 4Sandra Rodriguez Arroyo, English for College Freshmen, (Quezon City: Rex Book Store, Inc., 1998). 5 Marvin M. Garcia and Mark A. Valladollid, “Validation of Learning Modules in Electromagnetism for College Physics Students”, (Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis, Bicol University, Daraga, Albay, 2008). 6Charles Bloomfield, et. Al., The Communicative Approach to Language Testing, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998) p.10 7Wilmer Trauger, Language Arts in Elementary School, (New York: McGawhill Inc., 1998). 8Donna F. Norton, Effective Teaching of Language Arts, 5th ed., ( New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc., 1997 ) p. 401 9Bonifacio P. Sibayan, Philippine Language of Problems: The Language Issues in Education, (Manila: Acuna Publishing Co., Inc., 1994). 10Diane Larsen, Grammar and its Teaching: Challenging the Myths http:// www.cal.org./digest/ larsen01html. 11Ibid. 12Ibid. 13James Lurin and James Nolan, Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision- Making Model, 3rd ed., (USA: Pearson Education Co.,2000). 14G. Gachitorena, “The Use of Pictures in Advertisement to Develop Some Communication...
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...the grade 7 students of Bacarra National Comprehensive High School. It also aims to improve and upgrade the study habits or study skills of the grade 7 students of BNCHS. The researchers made sure that the student is using the advanced technology gadgets to answer the questions correctly and surely. There were 60 respondents, 5 students were only needed in each section. The obtained T-test among the 15 treatments in 1.46, which is lesser than the Tval. If 2.145 at 0.05% level of significance and 2.977 at 0.01% level of significance respectively, df = 1.14. (INCLUDE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY) Hence, the null hypotheses is accepted. Therefore it is safe to conclude that advanced technology or the use of different gadgets really affects the poor study habits of the Grade 7 students of BNCHS. Thus, the researchers recommended a further research on the proper time and use of advanced technology or different gadgets and not only in grade 7 but also in all year levels in high school. Information dissemination should be done about the negative effect of gadgets in the study habits or study skills of students and for the awareness of people. Bibliography on study skills Focus on Topics in Reading A bibliography of the International Reading Association divided into 13 categories of interest Apps, Jerold W. Study Skills for Adults Returning to School. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1982. Study Skills for Adults...
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...Good writing skills are not only important for college students writing their papers, but this skill also plays an important role in business world for a business writers. This article written by Zane K. Quible and Frances Griffin gives the insight of how a poor writing skills is causing huge damages in business world. “In 2004, The Nation Commission on Writing (NCW) decided to do a research and collected cost data from 64 of 120 large America corporations that were connected with the business world and had employed nearly 8 million people. And when NCW posted the results and it showed how American Firms spend as much as $3.1 billion to improve their employees’ writing deficiencies” ( College board, The NCW for American Families, Schools, and Colleges, 2004). It is a shock seeing how poor writing skills are costing us Americans billions to improve employees’ writing skills, when this is something we should have learned during our School years. According to NCW report “The skills of new college graduates are deplorable-across the board: spelling, grammar, sentence structure …I can’t believe people came out of college now not knowing what a sentence is” so employers are not only frustrated with their employees because of writing deficiencies, but also exasperated with the new graduates. In addition, teacher have been using a rule-based method, which are also known as tradition school grammar (Hillocks & Smith, 2003). According to Hillocks, Traditional School Grammar has shown...
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...NORTH LAKE COLLEGE 5001 N. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, Texas 75038-3899 DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT COURSE SYLLABUS GOVERNMENT 2306 (ONLINE) SPRING 2015 LIBERAL ARTS Office Location A310 Phone # 972.273.3480 Call the office for hours of operation Instructor Information: Professor: Sharon A. Manna, Ph.D. Email: smanna@dcccd.edu [pic]On Twitter: @ProfessorManna Office Hours: by appointment Course Information Course title: Texas Government Course number: GOVT2306 Section number: -73432/93448 Credit hours: 3 Class meeting time: [online] Course description: GOVT 2306 Texas Government (Texas Constitution and Topics) Origin and development of the Texas Constitution, structure and powers of state and local government, federalism and inter-governmental relations, political participation, the election process, public policy, and the political culture of Texas Course prerequisites: TSI reading & writing (1) Required or Recommended Textbooks and Materials Gibson, Tucker, al al. Government and Politics in the Lone Star State, 8/e ISBN: 9780205927067. [See our eCampus page for text options] Supplemental Reading: Be sure to read newspapers and/or newsmagazines and be prepared to discuss current events. The best way to learn about what can sometimes be dry concepts is to see them at work in real time examples. (2) Units of Instruction/Tentative Calendar: Our course is divided into three (3) units: the setting and constitutional origins of Texas government;...
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...fellow PT blogger Nate Kornell have explored some of the study habits of college students in a 2007 paper in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. Research on memory provides a number of important suggestions about the most effective ways to study. One of the most important tips is that students should study by testing themselves rather than just reading over the material. It is also important to study over a period of days rather waiting until the last minute to study. Kornell and Bjork's studies suggest that only about 2/3 of college students routinely quiz themselves, and a majority of students study only one time for upcoming exams. Of course, guidelines from memory research come from studies in idealized circumstances. Researchers bring participants (many of whom are college students) into a lab and ask them to learn material. Perhaps the recommendations drawn from these studies are not that helpful for real students dealing with real courses. To address this question, Marissa Hartwig and John Dunlosky related the study habits of college students to their grade point average (GPA) in a 2012 paper in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. They asked students about a number of study behaviors. They also had students report their current GPA. The students with the highest GPA were more likely to study by testing themselves than the students with lower GPAs. What is the most effective way to test you, though? It turns out that most students report using flashcards...
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...Introduction to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects Grade-level version Preparing Oregon’s Students When Oregon adopted the Common Core in October 2010, our state joined other states in the pursuit of a common, standards-based education for our students, kindergarten through high school. Common standards can increase the likelihood that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in college and the work place. Because skillful reading, writing, language use, and speaking and listening are similar across the states, common standards make sense. They make possible common assessments, common achievement goals for grade level groups, and efficiencies of scale for instructional and professional development materials. Instruction in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects—“the Standards”—will prepare Oregon students and students in other CCSS states to be proficient in the four strands of the English language arts (ELA) skills—Reading, Writing, Language, and Speaking and Listening. Utilizing Content Area Expertise Because students need grade-level literacy skills to access full content in school, the emphasis in the Common Core is to learn to read and write in ELA and to develop those skills, specific to the content, in all other classes. The name of the...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |Axia College/College of Humanities | | |US/101 Version 8 | | |Introduction to University Studies | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to...
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...one makes is considered by many as having personal responsibility. Traditional versus Non-Traditional Students Nowadays, it is more common to see individuals well in their years returning to school after having their own families and having professional experience under their belt. For many weighing their professional ambitions and family duties. Forbus, Newbold, Mehta (2011) conducted a research that reflects on the differences between the traditional and the non-traditional students’ expectations for the college experience. Noting that the non-traditional differ in interest, social activities, and levels of motivations from their counterparts. For the most part any college student, be it the traditional high school graduate or the non-traditional, have set goals entering postsecondary education. The majority of them is using the four components to validate college success. In no particular order, as each uses their values to set them. Obtaining a level that provides financial stability, completing a degree with a grade point average that is acceptable to them and finally completing it in a timely manner. In order to achieve this educational success efficiently, students use different...
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