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Kearns, Michael – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1990
Discusses a study of writing revision in which all the writing done in two sections of a writing course was collected and draft-to-draft revisions were studied. Suggests that revision depends as much on acquisition of topical knowledge as on level of cognitive development. (SR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Revision (Written Composition)