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Peer reviewedSullivan, Patricia – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1990
Studies the visual markers which students employ in writing descriptive and instructional text. Applies the guidelines approach, design decisions approach, and the information/reader model approach. Reports that beginning technical writing majors used fewer illustrations and visual markers than did technical majors. Suggests that the results may…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Student Writing Models
