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Kennedy-Kalafatis, Susan; Carleton, Dawn – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Describes a teacher's experiments with improving students' writing in the geography classroom using peer editing exercises. Discusses the development and gives examples of the editing exercises and style sheets. Briefly reviews the theory of audience-centered communication. (MJP)
Descriptors: Editing, Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction
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Miller, Richard L.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1996
Describes an undergraduate psychology class that required the students to either write an essay (counterattitudinal advocacy) or read an essay supporting a scientifically acceptable position contrary to one of their beliefs. Maintains that counterattitudinal advocacy is more effective for overcoming beginning students' erroneous beliefs about…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Change Agents, Change Strategies, College Students
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Snyder, Ilana – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1994
Reports on a study about the influence of different writing tools and classroom environments on students' writing processes and achievement. Finds that using computers rather than pen-and-paper writing was less teacher dominated and more student independent. Discusses implications of the study. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education