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Peer reviewedCollege Composition and Communication, 1982
Designed to evaluate high school or college writing programs and writing instruction, this instrument includes six different questionnaires that provide information about the foundations of the writing program; teachers' assumptions, goals, and plans; classroom activities as observed by colleagues; the quality of writing assignments; the quality…
Descriptors: Adult Education, High Schools, Postsecondary Education, Program Content
Petersen, Bruce T.; And Others – 1983
A successful program of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in composition will require collaboration between writing teachers and computer experts. Although programs can be carefully evaluated prior to their purchase, the effectiveness of a composition CAI program can be judged only after conducting empirical research with specific student…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Cooperation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Download full textPolin, Linda G. – 1983
In an effort to identify characteristics of effective college composition programs, an examination was made of 19 campuses of the California State University. Each English department chair was sent a "fact sheet" requesting program information on such matters as the use of placement test scores, sequence of and prerequisites for lower…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Educational Research, English Curriculum
Naron, Nancy K.; Elliot, Norbert – 1987
A writing assessment study was conducted in the Fort Worth Independent School District (Texas) in the spring of 1986 as part of a larger program evaluation study of the Writing to Read (WTR) Program. WTR is a computer-based instructional system designed to develop the writing and reading skills of kindergarten and first-grade students. Two types…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Conventional Instruction
Direct linkCargill, Margaret; O'Connor, Patrick – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2006
Getting papers published in the (largely English-language) international literature is important for individual researchers, their institutions, and the academic community, and the resulting pressure is being felt increasingly in China as a result of top-down policy initiatives. For many researchers, reaching this goal involves two intersecting…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Workshops, Foreign Countries, Scientists
Ogle, Donna – 1983
Concerned about the quality of its mathematics and language programs, an elementary school district worked with a college committed to in-school research to create an instructional leadership training program for district principals and teachers. Completing onehalf of its 4-year-project, the Basic Skills Program devoted its first year to writing…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Change Strategies, College School Cooperation
