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Applying a Workshop Approach To Improve Writing in Low Achieving Secondary School Students.

Dickinson, Susan – 1990

This practicum was designed to address the problem of low quantity and poor quality of writing in two lower level English classes (50 students). The objectives were to increase motivation for writing, thereby improving overall writing production by the students. A writing workshop was designed to improve the motivation of the students by…

Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Low Achievement, Student Motivation

Cooperative Learning and Process Writing Experiences to Improve the Writing of Fifth Grade Students.

Donato, Marjorie – 1990

A course of study was researched, designed, and implemented to improve the writing of fifth-grade students. Objectives of the program were to develop more positive feelings about writing while increasing the quantity, quality, and variety of writing. Cooperative learning and process writing was discussed with the participants, their parents, and…

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Grade 5