LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN INTERDISCIPLINARY WRITING COURSE - IMPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY

I discuss writing techniques and assessment methods and their use in Communication, the interdisciplinary writing course I teach. The writing techniques are freewriting, small-group work, and per tutoring. The assessment methods include commentary on written assignments by more than one faculty evaluator, peer feedback, and optional versus mandatory rewriting. I then recommend applications for these writing techniques and assessment methods in psychology courses.