Short Texts to Explain Problem-Solution Structures--And Vice Versa. An Analytical Study of English Prose to Show the Relationship between Clear Writing and Clear Thinking.

Jordan, Michael P.

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Publication Date: 1980-Oct

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Short Texts to Explain Problem-Solution Structures--And Vice Versa. An Analytical Study of English Prose to Show the Relationship between Clear Writing and Clear Thinking.

Jordan, Michael P.

Instructional Science, v9 n3 p221-52 Oct 1980

This discussion of information structures in written texts describes how linguistic analysis of short published reports leads to the presentation of an algorithm that depicts the problem-solving process in terms of a series of evaluative questions. (Author/CHC)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Expository Writing, Flow Charts, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Problem Solving, Psycholinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - General

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Language: English

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