McDonough, Kim, Uludag, Pakize and Neumann, Heike (2021) Instructor Evaluation of Business Student Writing: Does Language Play a Role? Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 84 (2). pp. 116-134. ISSN 2329-4906
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906211012398
Abstract
Because few studies of disciplinary business writing have examined whether language features play a role in instructor assessment of student writing, this study explored the relationship between student language use and instructor essay scores. Undergraduate business students wrote a case study critique as part of their final exam, and their critiques were evaluated by their instructors for theory integration and essay structure. Student language use was analyzed in terms of error rate, lexical sophistication, lexical diversity, and phrasal complexity. Whereas lexical sophistication positively predicted instructor scores, error rate was a negative predictor of their assessment of business student writing.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Education |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Authors: | McDonough, Kim and Uludag, Pakize and Neumann, Heike |
| Journal or Publication: | Business and Professional Communication Quarterly |
| Date: | 2 June 2021 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1177/23294906211012398 |
| ID Code: | 992401 |
| Deposited By: | Heike Neumann |
| Deposited On: | 13 Jul 2023 17:43 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2023 17:43 |
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