"This was an Easy Assignment": Examining how Students Interpret Academic Writing Tasks |
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... feedback consisted of four checkmarks in the paper's margin and three brief comments , one of which told him that his paper was " a little longer than necessary . " John said that he found this writing assignment " a waste of class time ...
... feedback consisted of four checkmarks in the paper's margin and three brief comments , one of which told him that his paper was " a little longer than necessary . " John said that he found this writing assignment " a waste of class time ...
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... feedback or grades on previous work appears to have made Helen and her classmates particularly interested in determining what their teacher expected . Without feedback , the ambiguity and risk involved in responding to assignments ...
... feedback or grades on previous work appears to have made Helen and her classmates particularly interested in determining what their teacher expected . Without feedback , the ambiguity and risk involved in responding to assignments ...
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... feedback they receive . Students rely on teacher feedback , particularly grades , to help them develop and refine their notions of what counts in completing assignments for a particular course . Without such feedback , students find it ...
... feedback they receive . Students rely on teacher feedback , particularly grades , to help them develop and refine their notions of what counts in completing assignments for a particular course . Without such feedback , students find it ...
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