Finds that the use of writing models influences the content and organization of students' research texts. Shows that seeing a proposition in the models increased the likelihood that students would include it in their texts. Finds no systematic benefits from labeling the models or from providing only good models. (SR)

Discusses the ongoing dialogs concerning paradigm shifts in education, especially with regard to English instruction. Describes one teacher's experiences with the issue of paradigm shift in the form of a blues song. Shows how teachers can move beyond the questions of paradigms. (HB)

Describes the results of three experiments designed to identify cues people use to paragraph text and to determine whether those cues are semantic, formal, or both. (HOD)

Discusses how English instruction has changed in recent decades, and questions whether the changes constitute a real "paradigm shift." Outlines the historical discussion regarding the changes as paradigm shift. Shows how paradigms have often come into sharp opposition through cultural exchanges. Advocates a constructivist paradigm. (HB)

Stephen P. Witte outlines a conceptual model useful for classifying research in written composition; Roy C. O'Connell surveys contents of volumes 1-10 of this journal; and Arthur Applebee and George Hillocks, Jr., trade comments about James Britton's study as reported in "The Development of Writing Abilities (11-18)." (GT)

Describes the development of a domain-referenced system intended to both describe and classify current writing assignments and to create composition assignments. (HOD)

Provides a case study analysis of two high school teachers' responses to a particular set of writing tasks and suggests an analytical tool that may be used to explore teachers' responses to change. (HOD)