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Peer reviewedAnd Others; Andreasen, Nann – Elementary School Journal, 1980
Summarizes a seminar discussion on teaching composition skills to elementary school students. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Interviews
Logan, Shirley W. – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1988
Describes study designed to investigate students' attitudes and strategies when writing with the aid of a computer. Interviews with four undergraduates enrolled in a computer-assisted section of advanced composition are discussed, and participant observation and document analysis are also used to examine the combined processes of composing and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Interviews, Participant Observation
Riley, Judith – 1984
A review of current guides for and advice on preparing distance education materials suggests that such aids are inadequate to help solve the problems faced by course developers because of several underlying assumptions: (1) there is no need for advice on the preparation process--establishing an ideal of the desired product is enough; (2) good…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Case Studies, Correspondence Study, Courses
Download full textBrooks, Elaine – 1989
Following up an earlier study exploring the composing processes of 14 "unskilled" college writers in English as a Second Language (ESL), six original subjects and their instructors were interviewed after the students passed a college writing assessment. Writing was assessed based on two writing samples: one done for another class and one on a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Followup Studies, Higher Education
Hackney, Sheldon – Humanities, 1997
Presents two separate interviews on one topic. William Styron and James West discuss West's biography of Styron from the vantage points of subject and biographer. Styron reveals some of the painful incidents in his life and West delineates how these have influenced Styron's work. Includes several photographs. (MJP)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Creative Expression, Influences
Baer, Vicki E. H. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1988
Describes a case study that was designed to discover how seventh-grade students felt about writing when composed using a word processing program compared to using pen and paper. Student and teacher interviews are discussed, classroom observations are reported, and factors students found important to enjoyment of writing assignments are described.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Shann, Mary H. – 1985
This document provides a report on the evaluation of STEPS (Surviving Today's Experiences and Problems Successfully), the Waters Foundation Curriculum for teaching thinking skills and expository writing. Data were collected during the 1983-84 academic year, using a junior high school as a field site. Four experimental classes were taught STEPS two…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Interrater Reliability
