Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

topic both before and after it has been discussed in class. The following section provides a collective summary of instructor observations regardingthe free-writing writing activity. In addition, it provides some concluding thoughts in terms ofapplications of these writing activities to other domains of science and engineering.V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Critical to the writing activities is the feedback provided to the students. The benefits ofinstructor- (as well as peer-) feedback are numerous. The instructor-student relationship isquickly fostered and enhanced. Because students are given prompt critical and detailedfeedback, they take the writing activities very seriously. The quality of student work is clearlyimproved