http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/ 2020-01-27T01:18:35-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/ http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-06-10T11:52:00-08:00 http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/portfolioswiki/whitepapers:writing:drewthesis:conclusion:start?rev=1213123920 This project sought to improve not only students' ability to communicate science effectively, but to help further deepen understanding of physical concepts with minimal instructor load. By adapting Calibrated Peer Review and implementing it so that students wrote papers based on group activities completed during class, the project hoped to facilitate these goals. What was found was that not only did student writing noticeably improve in their attention to detail and their ability to explain the …