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Learning to Write a Research Article: Ph.D. Students' Transitions toward Disciplinary Writing Regulation
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Castello, Montserrat; Inesta, Anna; Corcelles, Mariona – Research in the Teaching of English, 2013
This paper presents a study designed from a socially situated and activity theory perspective aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of how Ph.D. students regulate their academic writing activity. Writing regulation is a complex activity of a highly situated and social nature, involving cyclical thought-action-emotion dynamics and the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Journal Articles, Writing for Publication, Seminars
Functions of Outlining among College Students in Four Disciplines.
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Walvoord, Barbara E.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1995
Examines the functions of outlining for 122 students in 4 undergraduate classes, each in a different discipline. Finds that outlining functions varied widely according to the assignment and the teacher's guidance. Identifies five functions of outlining. Suggests the benefits of examining a specific writing strategy rather than concentrating only…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Outlining (Discourse), Research Needs, Writing (Composition)
Selected Writing Behaviors of Fifth Graders as They Composed Original Mathematics Story Problems.
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Winograd, Ken – Research in the Teaching of English, 1993
Reports on the findings of a study that examined the writing behavior of eight fifth graders as they composed original mathematics story problems. Reveals strategies and techniques employed by students to accomplish this task. Analyzes student story-problem writing behavior. (HB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction
Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English.
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Durst, Russel K.; Marshall, James D. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1991
Offers an annotated bibliography of 142 dissertations, journal articles, and documents published in 1990 and 1991. Contains material on writing, language, literature, and teacher education. (PRA)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Literature
Contexts, Genres, and Imagination: An Examination of the Idiosyncratic Writing Performances of Three Elementary Children within Multiple Contexts of Writing Instruction.
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Schneider, Jenifer Jasinski – Research in the Teaching of English, 2003
Examines both the complex writing performance of three students in a 2nd-3rd grade class and the instructional strategies of their teacher, focusing on the interplay between the children's strategy use and the teacher's instruction. Contributes to theories of writing development by recasting children's writing as performance within the differing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Educational Strategies
Learning to Teach the Five-Paragraph Theme
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Johnson, Tara Star; Smagorinsky, Peter; Thompson, Leigh; Fry, Pamela G. – Research in the Teaching of English, 2003
The five-paragraph theme, while widely used by writing instructors, has often been criticized for its tendency to focus on a rigid formula rather than a writer's ideas. This study investigates the decision of an early-career teacher, Leigh, to teach her eighth-grade students the five-paragraph model in the context of a state-mandated writing…
Descriptors: Writing Tests, Teaching Methods, Test Preparation, Grade 8