While the active learning elements are best implemented in small classes, some Penn State faculty members have been successful in implementing some of them in larger classes. Speaking means clear, concise and effective oral communication of arguments, concepts , emotions, feelings, ideas, problems and their solutions. Teamwork means collaboration among students to produce a product for the quality of which team members have joint responsibility. Teamwork projects have clearly identified and separately evaluated responsibilities for each team member as well as a specified and valuable outcome. Team members are assessed on the quality of the product, the quality of their contributions to the team effort as well as the quality of the completion of their individually assigned tasks.
Most fields have their own discourse conventions and habits, both in writing and speaking.
In other words, writing competence of this sort goes beyond mere sentence structure and spelling corrections and is intimately linked to good problem solving and clear thinking. To view the source document for the glossary, click here .