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Instruction, Cognitive Scaffolding, and Motivational Scaffolding in Writing Center Tutoring by Mackiewicz, Jo, Thompson, Isabelle

“…In this study, we quantitatively analyze the discourse of experienced writing center tutors in 10 highly satisfactory conferences. Specifically, we analyze…”
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Editors' Perceptions of Singular They by Mackiewicz, Jo, Durazzi, Allison

“…We surveyed 80 editors about their perceptions of singular they in five sentences. We asked editors to choose among three responses: maintain, query, or edit…”
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Students’ Questions in Writing Center Conferences by Mackiewicz, Jo, Thompson, Isabelle

“…Questions are an important means by which students actively participate in and exercise some control over the moment-to-moment focus of writing center…”
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Assertions of Expertise in Online Product Reviews by Mackiewicz, Jo

“…In online consumer reviews on Web sites such as Epinions, laypeople write and post their evaluations of technical products. But how do they get readers to take…”
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The So What of So in Writing Center Talk by Mackiewicz, Jo, Payton, Colin

“…Even small, taken-for-granted words can have a strong influence on the pedagogical effect of a writing conference. In this study, we examined how experienced…”
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The So What of So in Writing Center Talk by Mackiewicz, Jo, Payton, Colin

“…Even small, taken-for-granted words can have a strong influence on the pedagogical effect of a writing conference. In this study, we examined how experienced…”
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NES and NNES Student Writers' Very Long Turns in Writing Center Conferences by Mackiewicz, Jo, Gasior, Zach

“…Most tutors are trained in a core writing centers belief: Student writers who talk about their writing are student writers who will achieve better learning…”
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Quality in Product Reviews: What Technical Communicators Should Know by Mackiewicz, Jo

“…Purpose: Measuring the quality of product reviews via helpfulness votes is problematic for several reasons. I delineate the components of product review…”
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Spoken written-language in writing center talk by Mackiewicz, Jo, Thompson, Isabelle

“…•Tutors’ SWL seemed to facilitate student writers’ learning.•Tutors provide SWL infrequently.•About half the time tutors’ SWL consists of just a one-word or a…”
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The Co-construction of Credibility in Online Product Reviews by Mackiewicz, Jo

“…Reviews of products on Web sites like Epinions.com make explicit the ways in which credible identities are co-constructed. Product reviews reveal not only how…”
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Editors' Use of Comprehensive Style Guides: The Case of Singular They by Mackiewicz, Jo, Kraut, Shaya, Durazzi, Allison

“…We asked 15 editors about their perceptions of five sentences using singular they in different contexts and about the style guides that inform their work…”
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Motivating Quality: The Impact of Amateur Editors’ Suggestions on User-Generated Content at Epinions.com by Mackiewicz, Jo

“…This study examines the type of edit that amateur editors called Advisors used in their comments on Epinions.com product reviews and the extent to which their…”
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Relying on Writing Consultants: The Design of a WID Program for a College of Business by Mackiewicz, Jo

“…Colleges of business grapple with a perceived lack of quality in their graduates’ professional writing and recognize students’ need to learn disciplinary…”
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A usability analysis of municipal government website home pages in Alabama by Youngblood, Norman E., Mackiewicz, Jo

“…This study uses e-government and corporate usability benchmarks to compare municipal government websites in Alabama and examine correlations between usability…”
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Epinions Advisors as Technical Editors: Using Politeness Across Levels of Edit by Mackiewicz, Jo

“…This study examines how, in the realm of social media, Epinions Advisors voluntarily perform a role similar to that of a technical editor. Specifically, the…”
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Product Review Users' Perceptions of Review Quality: The Role of Credibility, Informativeness, and Readability by Mackiewicz, Jo, Yeats, Dave

“…Research problem: Gauging the quality of product reviews through helpfulness votes is problematic for a variety of reasons. We examine potential…”
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The Impact of Review Environment on Review Credibility by Mackiewicz, Jo, Yeats, Dave, Thornton, Thomas

“…Research problem: Increasingly, professional and technical communicators analyze, synthesize, and respond to user-generated content, including online consumer…”
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Adding Quantitative Corpus-Driven Analysis to Qualitative Discourse Analysis: Determining the Aboutness of Writing Center Talk by Mackiewicz, Jo, Thompson, Isabelle

“…We discuss the benefits of using corpus linguistic analysis, a quantitative method for determining the "aboutness" of talk, in conjunction with discourse…”
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Audience Perceptions of Fonts in Projected PowerPoint Text Slides by Mackiewicz, Jo

“…This study examined 10 common and popular fonts displayed in projected PowerPoint text slides. It investigated 37 participants' ratings of the fonts - 5 serif…”
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Comparing Powerpoint Experts' and University Students' Opinions about Powerpoint Presentations by MacKiewicz, Jo

“…Technical communication instructors want to help students, as well as professionals, design effective PowerPoint presentations. Toward this end, I compare the…”
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