A good resource, not a teaching tool
Submitted 8 years ago
Community Review for Purdue Online Writing Lab
Larry J.
El Diamante High School
Visalia CA, US
My Take
There's a wealth of information here, but you have to know what you want. If you need to know how to cite a line from a song on a CD in MLA, it will tell you. You can't, however, just send students to the site without some guidance. As a reference for creating citations, it's great. As a teaching tool, it's too dry.
How I Use It
I use this site as a reference, both for myself and for my students. It's accurate and easy to navigate, provided you know what you're looking for. Students tend to get lost and frustrated because it is so specific.
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Israel H.
March 5, 2021
This is literally the trashiest product I have ever used!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trash
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Dr. George C.
Camden High School
Camden, NJ
April 30, 2017
Something is wrong with this picture. Students are advancing in their ability to access information at break-neck speeds, yet cannot process it effectively when they retrieve it. Overall, the juniors and seniors that I teach struggle with spelling because
My overall take is that it is a little advanced for the high school students that I teach however it is necessary to have such a rigorous resource available because writing is a serious subject and good writing does not occur overnight-it takes work. The editing and paper analysis process of the Purdue writing service is highly defined. I am familiar with a similar service at the University of Phoenix, which has been in place for approximately 20 years and is highly recommended by PhDs and doctoral candidates. If I had to make a comparison, I would place the University of Phoenix above Purdue University's writing service.
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Julia B.
Ridge High School
Basking Ridge, NJ
March 10, 2016
This is a excellent resource for learing and teaching the various types of citation styles.
I believe this is an excellent teaching tool. It can be used to teach the entire class, a small group, or during one-on-one instruction. Students can even go home and use this tool on their own as they write their papers. The website is easy to navigate and provides plenty of examples.
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