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Voss, Ralph F. – Journal of Advanced Composition, 1983
Contends that composition studies risks a detrimental borrowing of prestige from science, a borrowing that is not only potentially misleading but also too limiting if it draws attention away from the broad spectrum of considerations inherent in composition studies. (RAE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Models, Protocol Analysis
Paley, Karen Surman – 1994
An informal study explored the dynamics of the task of writing college application essays, which urge self-revelation but are judged by omnipotent admissions committees. Four students in the top 17% of their class of 194 in a predominantly white suburban school completed think-aloud protocols as they drafted a response to an application question…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, Audience Awareness, College Admission, College Applicants
Harper, Kathy – 1997
A study investigated the writing done by third graders and the processes used when learning to use writing as a meaning-making activity. Four focal students were followed through composing episodes. The classroom was located in a suburban, upper middle class area in Ohio. Less than 3% of the school district population were members of a minority…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Grade 3, Integrated Curriculum
Best, Linda – 1995
Cognitively oriented research on writing has altered the manner in which writing is understood and taught. In the 1970s, writing teachers were challenged to improve students' skills. Finding traditional, product-oriented methods inadequate, they were left to discover how they might guide students to develop their skills. L. Flower and J. R. Hayes'…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Models
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Mix, Julie Ann – Written Communication, 2003
Via a Speak Aloud and Write protocol methodology, this study investigated the characteristics of the wording formulation process of a select group of 7 African American students in freshman composition who claimed nonstandard features were active at least 30% to 40% of the time while they composed their papers. Control of rhetorical context was…
Descriptors: African American Students, Freshman Composition, Protocol Analysis, Higher Education