Resource Collection

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Nightingale, P. (1986). Improving student writing. HERDSA Green Guide No. 4. Kensington, NSW: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
A small and practical text that covers learning activities involving writing tasks, establishing and communicating criteria for assessing writing, and providing feedback on student writing.

Peelo, M. (1994). Helping students with study problems. Buckingham: SRHE and Open University Press.
Chapter six provides ideas for assisting students 'stuck' with their writing assignments. The ideas can be used for individual assistance or with student groups to identify issues and practices relating to writing at university.

Samson, J., & Radloff, A. (1994). In writing: A guide to writing effectively at the tertiary level. Perth: Paradigm Books.
This ‘how-to’ book provides strategies to assist students to develop their writing skills to be an effective writer and to improve their efficiency as a writer.