Add to ORKGAny discipline has specialised writing conventions over and above more general aspects of good practice. We have developed a range of activities for students following our biological sciences programmes with a view to helping them improve their generic and subject-specific writing skills. These include essay writing (in a variety of guises), report writing and summary work. Many of the activities, such as an exercise on plagiarism and analysis of real exam answers written by a previous cohort, would be readily adaptable for practitioners in other fields
In 2006-2007, we established a writing exercise in two large first-year biology courses. Overall, ou...
University students typically complete lower-division writing courses and then move into writing in ...
Written communication is a key research skill, yet the current model of pre- and postdoctoral traini...
Any discipline has specialised writing conventions over and above more general aspects of good pract...
Scientific writing skills are important for a career in science and need to be developed. Rather tha...
Scientific writing skills are important for a career in science and need to be developed. Rather tha...
Essay-based coursework is an important part of the assessment from most degrees. In Biosciences degr...
User guide to written communication in academic disciplines (in this case biology) for teachers and ...
We discuss a pedagogical strategy to improve the writing of laboratory reports. Our multipronged app...
Writing has an important role in science education and practice. Emphasizing the interdisciplinary c...
Students often protest when they are expected to write to a professional standard in courses other t...
AbstractAt universities students have to possess well-developed academic skills, such as making oral...
Applications of writing for critical thinking in STEM fields have expanded rapidly over the years. H...
The newest edition of Knisely’s Student Handbook for Writing in Biology is the helping hand your stu...
Providing students with the tools they'll need to be successful writers in college and their profess...
In 2006-2007, we established a writing exercise in two large first-year biology courses. Overall, ou...
University students typically complete lower-division writing courses and then move into writing in ...
Written communication is a key research skill, yet the current model of pre- and postdoctoral traini...
Any discipline has specialised writing conventions over and above more general aspects of good pract...
Scientific writing skills are important for a career in science and need to be developed. Rather tha...
Scientific writing skills are important for a career in science and need to be developed. Rather tha...
Essay-based coursework is an important part of the assessment from most degrees. In Biosciences degr...
User guide to written communication in academic disciplines (in this case biology) for teachers and ...
We discuss a pedagogical strategy to improve the writing of laboratory reports. Our multipronged app...
Writing has an important role in science education and practice. Emphasizing the interdisciplinary c...
Students often protest when they are expected to write to a professional standard in courses other t...
AbstractAt universities students have to possess well-developed academic skills, such as making oral...
Applications of writing for critical thinking in STEM fields have expanded rapidly over the years. H...
The newest edition of Knisely’s Student Handbook for Writing in Biology is the helping hand your stu...
Providing students with the tools they'll need to be successful writers in college and their profess...
In 2006-2007, we established a writing exercise in two large first-year biology courses. Overall, ou...
University students typically complete lower-division writing courses and then move into writing in ...
Written communication is a key research skill, yet the current model of pre- and postdoctoral traini...