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Peer reviewedCoomber, James E. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Students have been taught to recall specific details, but often are unable to read critically or to grasp the main ideas. (JH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Discourse Analysis, Educational Research
Peer reviewedDurst, Russel K. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Investigates the thinking processes students employ and the text structures they produce in analytic writing. Contrasts eleventh grade students' analytic and summary writing using think-aloud protocols and examination of genre conventions governing students' writing. Concludes that in analytic writing, students employed more varied and complex…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Content Area Writing, Critical Thinking, Discourse Analysis
