IMPROVING INTERIOR DESIGN WRITING THROUGH RUBRIC-GUIDED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES: AN ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- McCann, Abbi-Storm, ; Parson, Laura,
- Source
- Journal of Teacher Action Research; Spring2022, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p49-68, 20p
- Subject
- Higher education research
Classroom activities
Classrooms
Action research
Scholarly method
Interior decoration
- Language
- ISSN
- 23322233
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the creation and implementation of writing assignments in an interior design class while examining the application of an interior-design specific writing rubric through an action research project in the college classroom. We piloted the usefulness of the rubric in an interior design classroom through direct instruction, guided practice, and a final writing product assessed by the rubric. Participants in the study were 21 interior design undergraduate students. Analysis of student writing suggested that the rubric was effective in assessing interior design specific writing. Findings led to the adaptation of the rubric to be used in the interior design higher education classroom. This study contributes to a growing research segment of interior design-specific scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) research and action research literature by demonstrating the development and testing of a writing specific rubric in professional and trade-specific higher education courses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]