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Tindal, Gerald; Hasbrouck, Jan – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1991
A system is presented for advancing writing assessment beyond simple summative statements into a procedure for planning and evaluating instruction for all students, particularly those with learning disabilities. Case studies are presented in which writing samples are analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively for story idea,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities
Feinberg, Susan – 1983
To determine if using visual patterns can help technically oriented people create coherent papers, 97 students enrolled in a beginning composition class were given five hours of instruction in the use of the "hub and spokes" (central idea supported by examples), "S-curve" (pro-con), and pyramid (inductive or deductive) formats. Holistic…
Descriptors: Coherence, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Technical Writing
Semmel, Melvyn, I.; And Others – 1989
This study investigated the collaborative interactions of junior high school boys (N=36) with learning disabilities while engaged in writing stories using a word processor. Half the subjects were of Anglo-American background and half of Mexican-American background. Each subject worked in two dyads, ethnically homogeneous and ethnically…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Creative Writing, Ethnic Groups