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Discussion Reports on Writing
At the University of Toronto


These reports were written by Margaret Procter (since May 1994 the Coordinator of Writing Support) to provide background information for discussions about policies and teaching at the University of Toronto. All are available in print form in the Teaching and Learning Centre, Room 4016, Robarts Library.
  • Inventory of Resources on Teaching Writing in the Disciplines, June 1993 (56 pages): This Teaching Initiatives Project for the Faculty of Arts and Science investigated teaching practices and written resources for students and faculty at the Univesity of Toronto. It found some advisory material in circulation and recommended a number of general and specialized handbooks for students. A major portion consists of an annotated listing of books and articles for faculty about the teaching and learning of writing in relevant disciplines.
  • Software for Writing Instruction, September 1994 (10 pages): To inform administrative discussion of instructional technology, this report analysed over 25 software programs that claim to help students learn writing skills. It found generally low quality and no fully suitable designs.
  • Post-Admission Assessment of Writing, March 1995 (22 pages): To guide administrative discussion of possible testing, this report collected information about current first-year programs for assessment and support of writing at all Ontario universities and some other Canadian and U.S. universities. It suggests that simple tests, especially those not tied to instruction, are inadequate for the diversity of students and programs at U. of T., and that we need to continue developing other means of instructing and assessing students.
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    Written by Dr. Margaret Procter, Coordinator, Writing Support, University of Toronto.
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