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Peer reviewedLunsford, Andrea A. – College Composition and Communication, 1980
Reports that vocabulary choice and linguistic virtuosity are closely tied to levels of writing skill, to cognitive development, and to self-concept. (RL)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Correlation, Higher Education, Language Usage
Peer reviewedZeller, Robert – College Composition and Communication, 1987
Describes an assignment sequence using photographs to introduce developmental students to conventions of academic inquiry, and to give them practice analyzing and synthesizing. Reports that students link details observed in the photos to inferences drawn about them. Concentrates on the assignment linking a photo of E. B. White with an essay by him…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLarson, Richard L. – College Composition and Communication, 1987
Cites and annotates 79 scholarly articles in composition and rhetoric drawn from books, monographs, and periodicals published in 1985-86. Excludes reviews of individual books, textbooks, teaching guides (unless theoretically focused), historical surveys, and elementary-secondary education studies. Emphasizes writings on new approaches, theories,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change
