Bibliography

This bibliography has three main sections: Discipline Specific, General Practical References, and Theoretical and Historical. The specific disciplines are listed below.

Biology Business Chemistry Economics Education
Engineering Fine Arts Foreign Language Geology Health Studies
History Mathematics Philosophy Physics Political Science
Psychology Sociology      

Discipline Specific References

Biology

Cannon, Robert E. "Experiments in Writing to Teach Microbiology." The American Biology Teacher 52 (1990): 156-158.

Cothron, Julia. "How-to-Do-It: Writing Results and Conclusions." The American Biology Teacher 51(1989): 239-242.

Grant, Michael C., and John Pirrto. "Darwin, Dogs and DNA: Freshman Writing about Biology." Journal of Science Education and Technology 3 (1994): 259-262.

Hotchkiss, Sharon K., and Marilyn K. Nelles. "Writing across the Curriculum: Team Teaching the Review Article in Biology." Journal of College Science Teaching 18 (1988): 45-47.

House, K. "Improving Student Writing in Biology." The American Biology Teacher 45 (1983): 267-270.

Leeper, F. "Integrating Biology and English." The American Biology Teacher 46 (1984): 280.

Moore, Randy. "Writing to Learn Biology." Journal of College Science Teaching 23 (1994): 289-295.

Reynolds, Frances E., and Iiyana Pickett. "Read! Think! Write! the Reading Response Journal in the Biology Classroom." The American Biology Teacher 51 (1989): 435-437.

Squitieri, L., "Cue: How to Get Started Writing in Anatomy and Physiology." Journal of College Science Teaching 23

Trombulak S., and S. Sheldon. "The Real Value of Writing to Learn in Biology." Journal of College Science Teaching 18 m(1989): 384-386.

Business

Crosser, Rick. "The 'Writing-across-the-Curriculum' Concept in Accounting and Tax Course." Journal of Education for Business 66.2 (1990):83.

Darian, Jeane C. "A Writing Intensive Program for Teaching Retail Management." Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication 55.3 (1992): 1-6.

Chemistry

Beall, Herbert, and Trimbur, John. "Writing Chemistry: Keys to Student Underlife." College Teaching 41 (1993): 50-54.

Dunn, Patricia. "English 101 and Chemistry 101: Examining Texts through Different Lenses." 1993. ERIC ED 357 354.

Rosenthal, Lois C. "Writing Across the Curriculum: Chemistry Lab Reports." Journal of Chemical Education 64 (1987): 996-998.

Stanislawski, David. "Writing Assignments? But This Is Chemistry Not English!" Journal of Chemical Education 67 (1990): 575-576.

Thall, Edwin, and Gary Bays. "Utilizing Ungraded Writing in the Chemistry Classroom." Journal of Chemical Education 66 (1989):662-663.

Van Orden, Naola. "Critical Thinking Writing Assignments in General Chemistry." Journal of Chemical Education 64 (1987): 506-507.

---. "Is Writing an Effective Way to Larn Chemical Concepts?" Journal of Chemical Education 67 (1990): 538-585.

Economics

Crowe, D., and J. Youga. "Using Writing as a Tool for Learning Economics." The Journal of Economic Education 17 (1986): 218-222.

Davidson, Lawrence S., and Elisabeth Gumnior. "Writing to Learn in a Business Economics Class." Journal of Economic Education 24.3 (1993): 237-243.

Engineering

Dorman, W.W., and J.M. Pruett. "Engineering Better Writers: Why and How Engineers Can Teach Writing." Engineering Education 75.7 (1985): 656-658.

Olds, Barbara M., and Ronald Miller. "A Model for Professional Education in the 21st Centurey: Integrating Humanities and Engineering through writing." 1993. ERIC ED 359 520.

History

Lee, Kthy. "Writing History through News Publication and Oral History." Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy 16.2 (1994): 7-8.

Steffens, Henry. "Designing History Writing Assignments for Student Success." Social Studies 82.3 (1989): 59-63.

Thompson, Mark. "The Effect of a Writing across the Curriculum Program on Students in an American History Class: Report on an Empirical Study." MA Thesis. U of OK, 1989.

 

Health Studies

 

Fox, E., and D.L. Fox. "Journal Writing in Health Education: An Introduction to Purposes and Methods." Health Education 21.3 (1990): 53-55.

Haneline, Douglas. "The Health Professional as Writer." Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication. 1990. ERIC ED 318 015.

 

Mathematics

Brown, Gary. "Writing Mathematics Dialogues." The American Mathematical Monthly 93.3 (1986): 296-298.

Clarke, David J. "Probing he Structure of Mathematical Writing." Educational Studies in Mathematics 25.3 (1993): 235-250.

Gopen, George D., and David A. Smith. "What's an Assignment Like You Doing in a Course Like This?: Writing to Learn Mathematics." The College Mathematics Journal 21.1 (1990): 2-19.

"Teacher Benefits from Using Impromptu Writing Prompts in Algebra Class." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 5.2 (1992): 329-340.

 

Physics

 

General Practical References

Drenk, Dean. "Teaching Finance Through Writing," Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. Ed. C. Williams Griffin. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1982.

Lehman, Jefferey, and Jane Harper Yarbrough. "Twenty-five (Scientific) Writing Activities." Science Teacher 50 (February 1983), 27-29.

Mathematics Association of America. Using Writing to Teach Mathematics. Ed. Andrew Sterrett. The MAA Notes Series number 16.

 

Theoretical and Historical

Anson, Chris, John E. Schwiebert, and Michael M. Williamson. Writing across the Curriculum: An Annotated Bibliography. Westport CN: Greenwood, 1993.

Bazerman, Charles, and David R. Russell, eds. Landmark Essays on Writing across the Curriculum. Davis CA: Hermagoras Press, 1994.

Bizzell, Patricia, and Bruce Herzberg. "Writing Across the Curriculum: A Bibliographic Essay." The Territory of Language. Ed. Donald A. McQuade. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1986.

Fulwiler, Toby. "The Argument for Writing Across the Curriculum." Writing Across the Disciplines: Research into Practice. Ed. Art Young and Toby Fulwiler. Upper Montclair NJ: Boynton/Cook, 1986.

Fulwiler, Toby, and Art Young. Programs That Work: Models and Methods for Writing Across the Curriculum. Portsmouth: Heinemann, Boynton/Cook, 1990.

Griffin, C. Williams, ed. Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. San Franciso: Jossey-Bass, 1982.

Maimon, Elaine. "Writing across the Curriculum: Past, Present, and Future." Teaching Writing in All Disciplines. Ed. C. Williams Griffin. 442.

 

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