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we're not talking Master's level people in these exercises, I don't think -
I was imagining more *beginner* level.
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Subject: Re: Student Exercises
Date: Monday, September 11, 1995 12:20PM
Audience IS important!
Even when assigning writing exercises.
As a Technical Writer working on my Masters in TCOM I would be very
bored and
impatient with an exercise asking me to write a procedure for tying my
shoes or making
my three-year-old's lunch.
Assignment rating at a Master's level
Point - - Noted
Value - - None
As an Undergraduate I would have completed the assignment, taken my
"A", and hoped
for a more meaty assignment on the next go-round.
Assignment rating at an Undergraduate level
Point - - Noted
Value - - Little
As a High School student I would have been entertained. Yes, learning
can be fun, even in High School.
Assignment rating at a High School level
Point - - Learned
Value - - Good
I believe a bright Junior High, or even a gifted Elementary School
student could successfully complete these assignments.
Assignment rating at a Junior High or Elementary School level
Point - - Challenging
Value - - Excellent
Dan Fierro
dfierro -at- lanier -dot- com
dfierro -at- sct -dot- edu
danfierro -at- aol -dot- com
