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How can I get my students to better integrate their sources into their writing?
A common problem I observe in student papers the use of source material in a sequential as opposed to an integrated fashion.
For example, the first paragraph will be based on source 1, the second ...
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How can I improve my analytical writing for a standardized test?
I will be taking the GRE test, which is an exam for students from non-English speaking countries who want to go to the US for graduate study. The test basically tests your English ability and your ...
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How can I help a writing-phobic but competent student develop their writing?
I am a professor in a science department and I am working with a student that has significant anxiety about writing, such that they have opted to receive a lower final grade rather than turn in ...
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What's the appropriate way to write numbers in educational contexts like papers?
I want to know if numbers should be written alphabetically in educational contexts, for instance:
10 plasma samples out of 1016 cannot be ignored.
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Ten plasma samples out of one thousand ...
