Text-Based Measures of Service-Learning Writing Quality

This paper describes methods to study the impact of service-learning on the writing performance of students in first-year college composition. Linguistic and rhetorical features commonly identified as affecting judgments of writing quality are compared to holistic essay ratings to assess the impact of different teaching and learning contexts on writing performance.

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Reflections A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Published
2025-08-20
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https://doi.org/10.59236/rjv2i2pp41-56
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6
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Education and Critical Thinking Development
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Text-Based Measures of Service-Learning Writing Quality

Adrian J. Wurr
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Reflections A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Education and Critical Thinking Development
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Text-Based Measures of Service-Learning Writing Quality

Adrian J. Wurr
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Abstract

This paper describes methods to study the impact of service-learning on the writing performance of students in first-year college composition. Linguistic and rhetorical features commonly identified as affecting judgments of writing quality are compared to holistic essay ratings to assess the impact of different teaching and learning contexts on writing performance.

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