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Fagan, William T. – Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, 1990
Three groups of 26 people each (low-literate adults, ninth graders, and sixth graders) wrote on any topic whereas an observer noted their behavior and later discussed their writing. Although the writing behavior of adults was more like that of sixth graders, adults tended to be less efficient. Ninth graders' behavior was considered a prototype.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
