DocumentCode
1924125
Title
The SWoRD is mightier than the pen: scaffolded writing and rewriting in the discipline
Author
Cho, Kwangsu ; Schunn, Christian D.
Author_Institution
Learning R&D Center, Pittsburg Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
fYear
2004
fDate
30 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004
Firstpage
545
Lastpage
549
Abstract
This paper describes a Web-based reciprocal peer review system called scaffolded writing and rewriting in the discipline (SWoRD), addressing its approaches to writing and rewriting as a sound function of peer reviews. It also provides an empirical evaluation showing that reciprocal peer reviews through SWoRD are very effective in improving writing quality in content classes.
Keywords
Internet; computer aided instruction; SWoRD; Web-based reciprocal peer review system; scaffolded rewriting; scaffolded writing; writing quality improvement; Asynchronous communication; Educational institutions; Feedback; Large-scale systems; Research and development; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2181-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357474
Filename
1357474
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