It’s easy to lament student writing abilities. Alarmist complaints can be regularly read in The Chronicle, popular journalism, and books. It’s easy for teachers to take their frustration with a few ...

A group of students begins an in-class writing test. According to new data analysis, half of U.S. eighth graders have difficulty with long-form writing on tests and classwork that involves reading.

Student learning outcomes (SLOs) allow us to determine whether students are reaching the goals and objectives that we want them to achieve. They are expressed as specific statements describing the ...

Want to inspire your students to write? Here's an opportunity to write about something meaningful and for an audience beyond the classroom. The YES! National Student Writing Competition is an ...

A recent study by researchers at Vanderbilt University finds that formative assessment—that is, ongoing, classroom-based assessment done by the teacher—can help improve students’ writing. Examples of ...

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I was early to the generative AI wave in higher education: I was among the first professors who teach writing to publish in ...

I t was getting toward the end of this recent semester, and I was at a loss. Either one of two things was happening: My freshman composition students’ writing had gotten mysteriously, miraculously, ...

As AI cements itself firmly into classrooms, one large and lingering question concerns when and how students can use it appropriately. It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative ...

To bring transparency to the student writing process, at a time when students are navigating responsible use of AI, O'Fallon Township High School is partnering with Turnitin to bring Turnitin Clarity ...