http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2043 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:46:53 GMT 2013-06-19T17:46:53Z http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20539 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008.; Based on findings from my study and research from the areas of testing, written communication, assessment in higher education, and cultural-historical theory, I proposed an assessment plan that involved faculty members creating a scoring rubric that aligned with their academic community's criteria for good writing. Faculty members would use that rubric to score seniors' texts collected from their academic community's writing-intensive classes. By engaging faculty in the assessment process and aligning teaching and testing, UH increases the possibility that its assessment will be meaningful, useful, and lead to the improvement of UH's writing program.; Higher education accreditation commissions now require that universities assess student learning when students are near graduation or have completed a program. The commissions specify that assessment results guide program and institutional improvement. In the area of writing assessment, methods exist to test student writing skills but they appear inadequate. Higher education institutions need methods to assess senior-level writing skills that the faculty finds meaningful and useful because then accreditation requirements can be met.; I also investigated sources of the participants' beliefs about writing. Those sources fell into two categories: academic and personal. Some participants drew from their entire range of experiences, from childhood to present-day, while others focused on experiences in their academic discipline.; The overarching goal of my qualitative study, conducted at the flagship campus of the University of Hawai'i (UH), was to inform a writing assessment plan. I used in-depth interviews with twelve faculty members to learn about their criteria for and expectations of good writing in three academic disciplines: Art, Biology, and Psychology. Analysis of the 12 participants' responses revealed six characteristics that contributed to good student writing: (a) establishing a focal issue, (b) fulfilling organizational expectations, (c) providing evidence and explanation, (d) creating coherence, (e) using unambiguous sentences, and (f) following grammar and mechanics rules. The participants in each academic discipline also identified characteristics that participants in other disciplines did not emphasize such as using poetic phrases, defining terms, contextualizing the problem or issue, and choosing reliable and valid sources. The genre of the student text also influenced the text characteristics mentioned by the participants.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 256-274).; Also available by subscription via World Wide Web; 274 leaves, bound 29 cm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20539 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Stitt-Bergh, Monica http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20368 Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20368 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z O'Neil, Katherine http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20367 Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20367 2008-05-01T00:00:00Z Goh, Siang Sin http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20366 Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20366 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z Lukey, Natalia L http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20365 Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2006. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20365 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z Burk, Brian E http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20364 Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005. Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20364 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z Chang, Wendy M http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11572 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1976.; Bibliography: leaves [69]-71.; Microfiche.; v, 71 leaves, 3 leaves of plates col. ill Thu, 01 Jan 1976 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11572 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Norton, Ruth Elaine http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11571 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1976.; Bibliography: leaves 114-121.; Microfiche.; viii, 121 leaves ill Thu, 01 Jan 1976 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11571 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Loomis, Thomas P http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11570 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1976.; Bibliography: leaves 68-74.; vi, 74 leaves Thu, 01 Jan 1976 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11570 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ireland, Merle Sanders http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11569 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975.; Bibliography: leaves 175-181.; x, 181 leaves map Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11569 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Marano, Paul J http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11568 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975.; Bibliography: leaves 136-143.; x, 143 leaves ill Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11568 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Baldauf, Richard B, 1943 http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11567 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975.; Bibliography: leaves [98]-101.; vi, 101 leaves ill Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11567 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlson, Gary Edward http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11566 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1975.; Bibliography: leaves 133-142.; ix, 142 leaves ill Wed, 01 Jan 1975 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11566 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Fine, Virginia Owens http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11565 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1974.; Bibliography: leaves 157-169.; ix, 169 leaves ill Tue, 01 Jan 1974 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11565 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Knight, Nancy Allen http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11564 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1974.; Bibliography: leaves [153]-163.; xi, 163 leaves ill Tue, 01 Jan 1974 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11564 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bates, Edward Charles http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11563 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1973.; Bibliography: leaves 220-222.; xii, 222 l illus., tables Mon, 01 Jan 1973 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11563 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Yap, Kim Onn http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11562 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1973.; Bibliography: leaves 109-114.; viii, 114 l tables Mon, 01 Jan 1973 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11562 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Fisher, Robert Elwood http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11561 Typescript.; Binder's title: Intellectual abilities of Filipino sixth grade students.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1973.; Bibliography: leaves 176-187.; viii, 301 l illus., tables Mon, 01 Jan 1973 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11561 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Bennett, Susan Moore http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11560 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1972.; Bibliography: leaves 151-157.; viii, 157 l illus., tables Sat, 01 Jan 1972 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11560 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Terpstra, Margery Williams http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11559 Typescript.; Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1972.; Bibliography: leaves 121-124.; x, 124 l illus., tables Sat, 01 Jan 1972 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11559 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Cade, Theo