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A memo from Tom Cameron to the Freshman English Policy Committee (FEPC) about the Formative Evaluation Research Associates (FERA) funding proposal. The funding proposal was sent to FIPSE, but was not included in this document.
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Agenda for meeting held on 9 December 1977
Items include: Grade inflation, apprentice programs, faculty appointments to E 306Ind, and teachers' legal use of student materials.
Notes that meeting guests will be Durbin of the department of mathematics and Pitre of the Faculty Senate.
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Members present: Kinneavy, Trimble, Haney, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Saldivar, Creel, Henry, Wainwright
This document is a minute of the FEPC discussing grade inflation, standing committee reports, and writing lab personnel. Sledd is selected as counselor for E 308SP, while Creel and Hall are selected for E307. E 306, E 307, and E 308 textbook recommendations are proffered, and a request is made for the committee to draft goals for the Freshman course and draft a syllabus. Also discussed are the writing lab course, E 306 Ind, and the possible hiring of King to oversee the lab.
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John Trimble writes to report that the memo about grade inflation, intended for all instructors of First-year writing classes, is almost ready for distribution. Attached to Trimble’s memo is a copy of the report.
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Agenda for FEPC meeting to be held on 7 February 1978. Items include: Reports of standing committees, reports of special committees, grade inflation, E 308 syllabus
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Primary: Memo from the AGSE about half-time instructors
Attached: Memo from Rebhorn announcing the English Department's plan to hire half-time instructors
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An early draft of the mem about grade inflation, intended for all First-Year writing instructors. Some handwritten comments and corrections are on the pages.
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FEPC meeting minutes covering three discussions:
1) how course proposals are approved and how teachers are evaluated;
2) An “Apprentice Program” (discussion postponed)
3) concerns about a grading policy (possibly re: grade inflation.)
An E 308 syllabus is mentioned in the agenda but minutes do not include any such discussion.
Members present: Kinneavy, Trimble, Saldivar, Creel, Henry, Haney, Ruszkiewitcz, Wainright, Cameron
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Suggested actions included: a proposed calendar committee and suggesting its duties
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FEPC Meeting Agenda. Items listed:TAC statement on TA probation, FEPC procedures, reports of standing committees on Textbook Selection and Program Evaluation
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FEPC Meeting Minutes. Items discussed: Apprenticeship program, TAC statement, FERA project.
In attendance: Kinneavy, Trimble, Creel, Wainwright, Saldivar, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Henry, Haney
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FEPC Meeting Agenda. Items listed: FERA Project, TAC Statement on TA Probation, FEPC Procedures
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Primary: Jana Wainwright's memo to the FEPC expressing concern about the TAC's statement on probationary status
Attached: Wayne Rebhorn's memo describing the probationary status
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FEPC Meeting Minutes. Items discussed: the TAC statement on Teaching Assistant probation, FEPC procedures relating to committees, textbooks, and FERA.
In attendance: Kinneavy, Trimble, Creel, Wainwright, Saldivar, Cameron, Ruszkiewicz, Henry, Haney
Kinneavy notes the TAC probation statement is negative and needs to be contextualized.
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FEPC Meeting Minutes. Items discussed: FERA project, TAC statement on TA probation, report of subcommittee on grading criteria
In attendance: King, Kinneavy, Trimble, Wainwright, Creel, Saldivar, Haney, Ruszkiewicz, Henry, Cameron
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Agenda for the 13 March 1978 Freshman English Policy Committee (FEPC). Agenda items include: Formative Evaluation Research Associates (FERA) project, committee reports (course evaluations, textbook, variant courses).
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Freshman English Policy Committee (FEPC) minutes from 8 March 1978. The committee discusses the Formative Evaluation Research Associates (FERA) proposal at length, expressing concerns that FERA was using too small a sample size. The committee proposes a very specific set of 4 requests in order to participate and votes not to participate until FERA responds to the request, at which time they will reconsider participation. Terry Brogan's request was distributed and to be voted on at the next meet. SAT and English Composition Test (ECT) scores were discussed in relation to "testing out" of writing classes and what the specific should be for how to use the tests to determine student enrollments.
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FERA application to FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education) for funding for a proposed comparative study of writing programs. Includes study objectives, activities, and budget. UT Austin is listed as a potential participant in the study. Handwritten critique, presumably from Ruszkiewicz, is redacted.
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A report about the committee's investigation into the teacher-training program (E 398T)
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Undated and unattributed course descriptions for English 307, 306, and 308 attached to the minutes from the 13 March 1978 Freshman English Policy Committee (FEPC) meeting. The descriptions list the general description, objectives, and guidelines for choosing textbooks for each course.
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A letter asking about methods of evaluation used in the Formative Evaluation Research Associates (FERA) study and explaining that they may be relevant to a study that James Kinneavy, Stephen Witte, and Tom Cameron are conducting.
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A letter from the FEPC to the TAC expressing reservations about a new probation policy for TAs. The letter requests clarification on the TA probation policies, asks procedural questions about whether or not TAC has authority to issue policy and put TAs on probation, requests TAC establish a systematic way to evaluate TAs, including a numerical scale for use of teaching evaluations and a list of factors other than evaluations to be used in considering TAs for probation.
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Agenda for FEPC meeting to be held on 3 February 1978. Items listed: Apprenticeship program, grade inflation, E 308 syllabus
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Items discussed: A proposal for a revised E 308, a proposal for a standardized course review procedure, textbook subcommittee voting, and the FERA project. Faculty agreed with Ruszkiewicz's move for participation in the FERA study.
Members present: Creel, Saldivar, Kinneavy, Ruszkiewicz, Trimble, Wainwright, Haney, Cameron