Laura Powell
Dr Sheena Gardner
Student Perspectives on the Nature of Assessed Academic Writing
2%
19%
5%
16%
What is the most important feature of an academic essay?
18%
12%
♣To expect ♣ To understand what is expected ♣ Assumptions of a shared, translatable communication ♣
25%
Time Invested
Expression/Voice
Arguing and Counter Arguing
Creativity or Originality
Presentation
Research
Demonstrating Understanding by Explaining Background
Structure
Clarity
4 Disciplinary Groups
How do you know ?
Course Handbooks
A-Levels
Feedback
Website
Intuition
Older, older, older
Cultural
Adaptation
12 bullet prompts
TRIGGERS
Report, Creative, Poster, Journal, Business Plan
2
1
Disciplinary Differences:
Creativity
36 students
...
Freshers
♣ To be me or to be ideologically shaped? ♣ Department v Discipline v Me ♣ How much ‘me’ is in the ‘I’ behind student writing?
Time Invested
Expression/Voice
Arguing and Counter Arguing
Creativity or Originality
Presentation
Research
Demonstrating Understanding by Explaining Background
Structure
Clarity
Shrewd…
Marker’s perspective
Finalists
Disciplinary Differences
Life
Sciences
Physical
Sciences
Chemistry
Physics
Engineering
Medicine
Psychology
Biological Sciences
Arts
Social
Sciences
Disciplinary
Structural Differences
Philosophy
English
History
Sociology
Business
Law
Time Invested
Expression/Voice
Arguing and Counter Arguing
Creativity or Originality
Presentation
Research
Demonstrating Understanding by Explaining Background
Structure
Clarity