WAC Bibliography

1. Alaimo, Peter J., Bean, John C., Langenhan, Joseph M., & Nichols, Larry. (2009). Eliminating Lab Reports: A Rhetorical Approach for Teaching the Scientific Paper in Sophomore Organic Chemisty. The WAC Journal, 20(1), 17-32. https://doi.org/10.37514/WAC-J.2009.20.1.02

Annotation: Considers how an interdisciplinary team of faculty is striving to improve student performance on senior chemistry theses at Seattle University through an alternative approach to teaching the discourse of the scientific community within the year-long sophomore chemistry lab course. Drops the notion of teaching new students in formulaic, academic-specific ways, through utilization of rudimentary lab reports. Stresses the need to make students immediately aware of the inquiry-based, persuasive context of actual professional work and writing through collaborative-based experimentation that stresses multiple replications and use of evidence for conclusions. Suggests teaching the scientific paper over a year early in students' science careers and prioritizing students' 'writing process knowledge' through explicit instruction in writing within science courses. [Jaclyn Rossi]

Keywords: Seattle University, WAC, science-writing, sophomore, organic chemistry-course, laboratory-report, assignment, grading, inquiry, rubric, evaluation, response, data, process,

2. Barrow, D. A. (1992). The use of portfolios to assess student learning: A Florida college's experiment in a general chemistry class. Journal of College Science Teaching 22.3, 148-153.

Keywords: WAC, chemistry-course, portfolio, evaluation, gain, data

3. Bering, C. Larry. (1991). Writing exercises and the biochemical literature in the first undergraduate biochemistry course. Biochemical Education 19.1, 17-18.

Keywords: report-writing, science-course, WAC, biochemistry, assignment, undergraduate

4. Cooper, M. Melanie. (1995). Cooperative chemistry laboratories. Journal of Chemical Education 71, 307.

Keywords: cooperative, chemistry-course, write-to-learn, WAC

5. Gilson, Regina Joanna. (1990). The effect of structured writing on achievement, time, and accuracy with a general chemistry laboratory [doctoral thesis]. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University.

Keywords: WAC, chemistry, science-laboratory, laboratory-report, structured, improvement, pedagogy, accuracy

6. Rosenthal, Lois C. (1987). Writing across the curriculum: Chemistry lab reports. Journal of Chemical Education 64.12, 996-998.

Keywords: WAC, chemistry-course, laboratory-report, pedagogy

7. Rosenthal, Lois C. (1987). Writing across the curriculum: Chemistry lab reports. Journal of Chemical Education 64.12, 996-998.

Keywords: WAC, chemistry-course, laboratory-report, science-writing, academic