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    PA Center for the Book Project

    Erin Long and Jeanette Novakovich

    March 20, 2010

    Comparing Student Writing on Blogs to Student Writing on Paper:

    A Progress Report

    Research Question: Does the Injection of Technology into Technical Writing

    Coursework Add Quality?

    Project Scope: Two sections of English 202c will be given the exact same

    assignment: to write an article for publication for the PA Center for the Book.

    One section will submit work on paper and the other section will submit work

    online using the Blogs@PSU platform.

    The assignment has three parts: Annotated Bibliography Proposal Letter to the Editor Final Article

    Raw data will be collected at each stage of the research process to quantify if

    possible the measurable effects of using technology, specifically the blogs

    platform.

    Research Results: Overall summary of preliminary results shows the followingvalue of Online Submissions over Paper based on Annotated Bibliography and

    Proposal:

    More sources Higher word count Slightly higher quality

    More images More compliance

    Fewer Errors Higher Grades

    Note: For the previous assignment, both sections turned in paper. In this case, the studentsthat were assigned paper for this project exceeded the performance of the students

    selected for online submissions for this project.

    Note: Grades for Annotated Bibliography were based on completion. Grades for proposal

    were based on formatting, completeness and quality. The editor of the PA Center for the

    books evaluated content. This content factor was not measured.

    Raw data and additional summaries of data will follow.

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    Raw Data: Annotated Bibliographies: Paper Submission

    This assignment was graded based on completion.

    Plus means complete, 5 sources, 3 answered questions per source andcorrect formatting

    Check means superficial work Minus means incomplete work

    # of

    Sources

    Proper

    Format

    Quality of

    Annotation

    5 Plus Plus

    7 Plus Plus

    6 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    8 Plus Plus

    5 Check Check

    5 Check Check

    5 Check Check

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Check Minus

    5 Plus Plus6 Minus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Check Check

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Minus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    - Incomplete incomplete

    122 divided by 23 = 5.304

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    Raw Data: Annotated Bibliography-Online Publication

    # of

    Sources

    Format Quality of

    Annotation

    5 Plus Plus

    9 Plus Plus

    6 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus plus

    5 Plus plus

    7 Plus plus

    6 Plus plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus7 Plus Plus

    - Incomplete Incomplete

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    5 Check plus

    14 Plus Plus

    8 Plus Plus

    5 Minus Check

    5 Plus Plus6 Plus Check

    8 Plus Plus

    5 Plus Plus

    6 Plus plus

    147 divided by 24 = 6.125

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    Raw Data for Proposals- Paper Submissions

    Word

    Coun

    t

    Bloc

    k

    Lett

    er

    For

    mat

    Headin

    gs

    Completene

    ss:

    Introduction

    Credentials

    Research

    Technicaldescription

    Annot bib

    # of

    Imag

    es

    Peer

    Review

    Comple

    te

    # of

    Mechanic

    al Errors

    923 Yes Yes Yes 1 no 5

    645 Yes Yes Yes 1 no 0

    465 Yes Yes Yes 2 no 4

    600 Yes Yes no 1 no 4

    877 Yes Yes no 1 no 6

    994 Yes no no 3 no 0

    995 Yes Yes Yes 1 no 12

    1038 Yes no no 0 no 10

    1042 yes yes yes 0 no 0

    1098 no no yes 0 no 3

    687 yes yes yes 1 no 2

    613 Yes yes yes 3 no 2

    984 Yes yes yes 1 no 3

    632 Yes yes no 1 no 4

    830 Yes No yes 1 no 21080 Yes yes yes 3 no 0

    992 Yes yes yes 2 no 1

    755 Yes yes yes 1 no 0

    847 Yes yes yes 3 no 4

    1118 Yes yes yes 1 no 6

    497 Yes no yes 1 no 2

    1099

    thre

    e

    papers are not turned In.

    Average # of errors: 3.33

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    Raw Data for Proposals- Online Publication

    Topic Word

    Count

    Block

    Letter

    Format

    Headings Completeness:

    Introduction

    Credentials

    Research

    Technical

    descriptionAnnot bib

    # of

    Images

    Peer

    Review

    Comp

    Steam E 956 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Coal 1062 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Bifocal 1686 Yes Yes Yes 6 Yes

    Cloning 1185 Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes

    Digital

    watch

    1064 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    eniac 1007 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Elect me 1147 Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes

    1stTruck 777 Yes No No 0 None

    Taylor 607 Yes Yes Yes 3 Yes

    Mechan

    washing

    1033 Yes Yes Yes 3 Yes

    Confe

    Shale 1264 Yes Yes Yes 3 Yes

    Carbor 1024 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Penguins 1672 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Polio 1082 Yes Yes Yes 0 Yes

    Scotia 630 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Soldering

    Gun

    740 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Sugar

    Beets

    730 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Sulfuric 597 Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes

    Franklin 1254 Yes Yes Yes 0 YesUnion C 945 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Toilet 1044 Yes Yes Yes 2 Yes

    Marines 807 Yes Yes yes 3 Yes

    Univac 1209 Yes yes yes 3 Yes

    York 919 Yes Yes Yes 1 Yes

    1st foot 707 Yes Yes Yes 0 No

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    Summary of Raw Data: Annotated Bib

    Ave # of Sources Followed Format Quality of Work

    Overall

    Paper Submissions

    5.304

    Plus 15

    Check 5

    Minus 2

    Plus 17

    Check4

    Minus 1

    Online Submissions

    6.125

    Plus 22

    Check 1

    Minus 1

    Plus 22

    Check 2

    Minus 0

    Summary of Raw Data: Proposal

    Average Word Count

    Paper 855

    Online 1006

    Average # of Images Average

    Paper 1.33

    Online 1.83

    Block Letter Format Yes No

    Paper 20 1

    Online 24 0

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    Headings Yes No

    Paper 16 5

    Online 23 1

    Peer Review

    Complete

    Yes No

    Paper 0 21

    Online 22 3

    Complete Yes No

    Paper 16 5

    Online 23 1

    Average # of Mechanical

    Errors

    Overall Average

    Paper 3.333

    Online 2.416

    Grade Average Proposal Average Grade

    Paper 89.90

    Online 92.80

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    Final Survey

    Grade Average Article Paper Online

    # of Articles Accepted

    for Publication

    Average

    Number of MechanicalErrors

    Average Number of

    Images

    Average Number of

    outside sources used

    Quality of Presentation

    Plus/Check/Minus

    (Editor Evaluation)

    Ease of Reading

    Plus/check/minus

    (Editor Evaluation)

    Questions specifically for the editor:

    On a scale of 1 to 7, how favorable is your attitude toward the use of technology?

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    On a scale of 1 to 7, how adept do you consider yourself with the use of technology?

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    On a scale of 1 to 7, how would you rate the ease of using the blog website to edit articles?

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7