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Vanderberg, Robert; Swanson, H. Lee – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2007
This study investigated the relationship between components of working memory (WM) and the macrostructure (e.g., planning, writing, and revision) and microstructure (e.g., grammar, punctuation) of writing. A battery of WM and writing measures were administered to 160 high-school students. Overall, hierarchical regression analyses showed that the…
Descriptors: Memory, Prewriting, Writing Processes, Revision (Written Composition)
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Graham, Steve; Perin, Dolores – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
There is considerable concern that the majority of adolescents do not develop the competence in writing they need to be successful in school, the workplace, or their personal lives. A common explanation for why youngsters do not write well is that schools do not do a good job of teaching this complex skill. In an effort to identify effective…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grammar, Adolescents, Word Processing