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Panitz, Theodore – 2001
The purpose of this book is to provide a wide range of examples of writing across the curriculum (WAC) activities in order to encourage teachers to use writing in their classes regularly as a way of stimulating critical thinking in their students and providing variety in their teaching methods. The book is presented in three sections. The first…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Across the Curriculum
Collerson, John, Ed. – 1988
A publication of the Primary English Teaching Association of Australia, this book argues that children should be taught how to write in the various genres or kinds of writing that are needed for different purposes. The contributors draw on their own experiences to show how teachers can develop their teaching of writing to realize the full…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Student Writing Models, Teacher Role
Jarausch, Hannelore; Tufts, Clare – 1988
The purposes of writing in the foreign language classroom are similar to those in other disciplines. The process approach to writing instruction is useful in any language. Selection of writing topics is based on vocabulary and available skills, and careful sequencing and control of range of topics helps develop proficiency. Writing assignments can…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Process Approach (Writing), Second Language Instruction
Olson, Carol Booth, Comp. – 2000
The concept of writing as process has revolutionized the way many view composition, and this book is organized by the stages of that process. Each section begins with a well-known author presenting specific techniques, followed by commentaries which include testimonials, applications of writing techniques, and descriptions of strategy…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, High Schools, Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing)

Takata, Susan R. – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Compares the use of multiple choice and essay tests for student evaluation and asserts that essay tests are superior but have disadvantages. Presents a rationale and suggestions for implementing the guided essay approach to student evaluation. Includes an appendix with a guided essay format accompanied by a sample essay. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Essay Tests, Higher Education, Sociology

Wilson, Elizabeth K. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1996
Describes five writing activities and assignments designed to help students understand the content of social studies and the process of writing. These include student journals, biographical poems, elaborate word games, and creative writing exercises. Illustrative examples relate these to social studies issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Processes, Reading Writing Relationship

Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R. – Exceptional Children, 1988
Research-based recommendations for an effective writing instruction program for exceptional students include, among others, allocate a sufficient amount of instruction time; expose students to a broad range of writing tasks; integrate writing with other academic subjects; develop the processes of planning, sentence generation, and revising; and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Disabilities, Program Development

Ellis, Edwin S. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1994
This article explains the Integrated Strategies Instruction Model by analyzing the problems of ineffective writers and presenting instructional techniques for framing, applying, and extending students' understanding of the executive strategy. A vignette from an eighth-grade history classroom illustrates the guidelines. Research regarding the…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Metacognition, Secondary Education
Dahl, Karin L.; Farnan, Nancy – 1998
This book explores the findings and beliefs researchers and teachers have shared about classroom practices and children's writing processes, highlighting representative studies with a focus on classroom application. The book examines subjects in a comprehensive review of recent research. It looks at past findings and presents challenging questions…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews
Spear, Martin B.; And Others – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Calls for a reassessment of the theory and practice of WAC programs in light of community college literacy problems. Compares the views of writing as a generic skill and a learning tool. Describes the Community College of Philadelphia's Writing within the Curriculum approach, which relies on writing groups. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Educational Theories, Illiteracy
Alexander, John; Cullen, Roxanne – 1990
A 1985 study of students at Ferris State University (Michigan) found that the majority of freshmen improve their writing abilities from their beginning English course to the end of their freshman year, with ability levels changing little after that. In the current study, graduating seniors were studied to evaluate growth in writing throughout the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Freshmen, College Seniors, Followup Studies

Koffolt, Kimberly; Holt, Sheryl L. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
Offers strategies for working with international students throughout the writing process to produce more critical thinking and better text. The process approach has specific advantages for non-native speakers of English. Implementing it involves techniques encouraging prewriting, planning, conference groups and peer support, and multiple drafts.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
Walvoord, Barbara E.; McCarthy, Lucille P. – 1990
Offering insights into the effective use of writing to teach students to think like professionals in various fields, this book is the result of a 7-year naturalistic study. The book documents how a writing specialist paired with an experienced professor in another discipline (business, history, psychology, and biology) to study: (1) teachers'…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Business Education, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Lamb, Holly; And Others – 1989
Researchers in the field of emergent literacy have been watching young children and find that they have a natural interest in print. Many researchers have documented stages of writing and spelling and have illustrated that children can learn to read and write as naturally as they can learn to speak, given an appropriate print environment. Writing…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Emergent Literacy, Language Experience Approach, Literacy

Sills, Caryl K. – College Teaching, 1995
Research on learning disabilities in students is reviewed, and classroom techniques for college instruction to support writing among these students are suggested. They include making an extra effort for clear classroom communication, dealing with errors in writing mechanics, helping students achieve coherence, giving hints for planning and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Coherence, Cohesion (Written Composition), College Instruction
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