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Peer reviewedAckerman, John M. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1991
Analyzes synthesis essays of graduate students for the importance and origin of information and for the quality of key rhetorical moves. Confirms the interrelatedness of comprehension and composing processes and illustrates how writers, with varying levels of topic familiarity, use both their knowledge of disciplinary topics and their experience…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Reading Comprehension
