Positive Things to Highlight on Students' Papers
Positive Things to Highlight in Engineering Reports of Students
Giving positive comments or strategically placing a check mark on the writing of a student is just as important as pointing out the weaknesses of the student’s writing. Giving positive comments or strategically placing a check mark reinforces the sound decisions that the student has made about the document. Moreover, some students, especially those with low self-esteem, will pay attention only to the positive comments.
Structure
First sentences that orient (p. 54[1])
Methodical presentation of details
Good depth
Introductions of appendices in the text (49)
Use of reference listings to support assertions or give credit
Language
Using transition words: however, moreover, for that reason, therefore (138)
Using sentence openers such as a dependent clause or infinitive phrase (130)
Specifying what would have been a standalone this: This routine… or This design… (94)
Clearly defining key terms, abbreviations, or variables (112)
Properly incorporating an equation (142)
Incorporating a helpful example or analogy (115)
Illustration
Properly introducing and placing an illustration in report's text (162)
Satisfactorily explaining an illustration (164)
Providing a specific caption (163)
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[1] Page number in The Craft of Scientific Writing, 3rd ed., which is available in the Engineering Library.
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