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Rumpf, David L.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses how student journals can be used as a way to incorporate writing into the engineering curriculum. Reports on a study done at Northeastern University which indicated that students responded positively to the journal-keeping requirement. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Communication Skills, Engineering Education, Higher Education
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Miller, L. Diane – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Presented are the results from a few of the writing prompts used in a study and some of the comments made by individual students in response to specific prompts. Background of the study, an intervention strategy, and categories used (prompts, responses, applications, and explanations to peers) are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Algebra, Content Area Writing, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills
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Sovik, Nils – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1984
An experiment designed as a combined laboratory and classroom study was done with 12 male Norwegian third graders with dysgraphic problems. The remedial program was based on cybernetic principles and individualized. Results favored the experimental program but were only significant with regard to accuracy scores; speed writing exercises were not…
Descriptors: Cybernetics, Dysgraphia, Elementary Education, Feedback
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Welch, Marshall; Jensen, Jeffrey B. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1991
A video-assisted strategic intervention for developing written expression skills was field tested during a summer school session for 71 at-risk middle school students. Results indicated significantly greater gains in written expression skills than produced by the traditional, grammar-based language arts instruction delivered to a comparison group.…
Descriptors: Educational Media, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
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Harrison, Colin – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1985
Compares evaluative assumptions built into published sets of guidelines for microcomputer software evaluation with those derived from three small United Kingdom case studies of microcomputer usage in reading/language classes. The case studies provide data on teacher and student reaction to five computer programs used by 9- to 13-year-olds. (MBR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
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Miller, L. Diane – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1992
This study examined the benefits to teachers who used impromptu writing prompts in first- and second-year algebra classes. Interpretive research methodology was used to collect and analyze data. Concluded that teachers' assessment of students' understanding was enhanced by reading their students' responses to impromptu writing prompts, thus…
Descriptors: Action Research, Algebra, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement