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Zacher, Candace M. – 1987
This guide to the development of effective documentation for users of computer software begins by identifying five types of documentation, i.e., training manuals, user guides, tutorials, on-screen help comments, and troubleshooting manuals. Six steps in the development process are then outlined and briefly described: (1) planning and preparation;…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Emig, Janet; King, Barbara – 1979
Designed to assess students' attitudes toward writing, this scale contains 40 items representing three categories: preference for writing, perception of writing, and process of writing. Respondents circle one of five points ranging from "almost always" to "almost never." Validity, reliability, and normative data are included.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Measures (Individuals), Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Rose, Mike – 1981
Designed to identify students with writer's block, this measure is an attitude questionnaire of 24 items separated into five subscales: blocking, lateness, premature editing, strategies for complexity, and attitudes. If teachers or researchers wish simply to identify blockers, they can administer only the items within the behavioral…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Emig, Janet; King, Barbara – 1979
Designed to measure attitudes toward writing and changes in attitudes toward writing held by preservice and inservice teachers, this scale contains 50 statements representing three categories: preference for writing, perception of writing, and process of writing. Respondents circle one of five points ranging from "almost always" to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals)
Codling, Rose Marie; Gambrell, Linda B. – 1997
The Motivation to Write Profile (MWP) is an instrument which was designed to help teachers gain insights into students' writing motivation. This paper describes the development, administration, and scoring of the MWP and suggests practical ways to use resulting information to create a classroom environment which supports young writers as they…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Polanski, Virginia G. – 1986
To determine students' different but equally valid ways of dealing with the composing process, a college instructor developed a questionnaire assessing personality styles. The questionnaire distinguishes between (1) approaches to the writing process, (2) preferences for types of instruction, (3) preferences for types of writing and organizational…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation
Collins, Carmen – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1985
Suggests the growing use of computers to process information in today's world increases the human need for an interactive competency in writing and reading. The integration of instruction in reading and writing, particularly through use of word processors, is discussed as a way to strengthen this interaction. (MBR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Literacy, Interaction, Literacy
Malloy, Thomas E. – 1987
Focusing on techniques for teaching students to integrate diverse ideas at a deep level of cognitive processing, a study evaluated an idea integration package for teaching writing in the college classroom. Subjects, 29 college students from an introductory psychology class at a Utah university, were divided into two groups. The integration group…
Descriptors: Association (Psychology), Brainstorming, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes

Moss, Barbara – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
This qualitative study details four elementary/middle school-level teachers' perceptions of external factors which tended to support or interfere with their initial efforts to implement a process writing approach. These factors included the building administrators, other teachers, state and local mandates, and student response to the innovation.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Influences, Instructional Development, Junior High Schools
Carlson, Diana M.; Roellich, Carol – 1983
With use of a carefully planned program of peer evaluation, the teacher can develop students' skills in analysis, evaluation, proofreading, and punctuation. Giving each student a copy of the "Indicator for Rating Performance, Grades 6-12," the teacher explains that the 11 essential parts of any written work are each described and given a specific…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grading, Grammar
Tighe, Mary Ann – 1987
In an effort to reduce student writing apprehension, an informal, in-class study was conducted in a lower-level college writing course at an Alabama university. The 16 students in this course took a Writing Apprehension Test (WAT--pretest) on the first day of class. Throughout the course, all writing was based on student experiences and came from…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, College English, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Educational Assessment. – 1985
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) Exit Level Writing Test is based on eight behavioral objectives that fall under five skill areas. Satisfactory performance on this test is required for high school graduation in Texas. This document, intended for teachers and test developers, presents general testing instructions and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Educational Assessment, Essay Tests, Graduation Requirements
Smagorinsky, Peter; And Others – 1987
Noting that teachers sometimes fail to draw on students' prior knowledge, this guide focuses on helping teachers both to think about the cognitive processes involved in learning and to design activities that provide students with a solid introduction to various learning tasks. The first section briefly discusses current theory and research in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Literature Appreciation
Calder, Boni; And Others – 1987
The result of the collaborative efforts of seven writing instructors and based in part on the Bay Area Writing Project, this writing guide is intended for teachers in grades one through six. In the first part, the first of four sections suggests instructional techniques and activities, includes student writing samples, and defines the writing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Drama, Elementary Education, English Curriculum