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Kaufer, David S.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1986
Describes a sequence of four studies that explored how people composed sentences while writing expository essays. Among the findings were that the sentence composition process was often guided by a writing plan, and the most frequent changes accomplished by revision of parts were word choice, aspect of meaning, and grammatical structure. (HOD)
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Grammar, Higher Education, Planning

Rafoth, Bennett A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1989
Explores the decision patterns of good and below-average college freshman writers regarding available information on audience and topic. Finds that both groups tended to defer audience considerations until the revision stage. (KEH)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, College Freshmen, Decision Making, Expository Writing

Raphael, Taffy E.; And Others – Research in the Teaching of English, 1989
Examines fifth- and sixth-grade students' metacognitive knowledge about the processes of writing narrative and expository texts. Finds that creating a communicative context enhances students' awareness of audience and purpose, as well as their understanding of different aspects of the writing process. (MG)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Cognitive Ability, Expository Writing, Grade 5

Lutz, Jean A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Uses text processing (computer) and pen and paper protocols to compare the revising process of professional writers and experienced writers (PhD students). Concludes tentatively that (1) professional and experienced writers do not differ in their approach; (2) the interaction between human and machine influences the writing process; and (3) that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Editing, Expository Writing

Durst, 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

Langer, Judith A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1984
Investigates the relationship between topic-specific background knowledge and measures of overall quality, coherence, syntactic complexity, audience, and function in the expository writing of tenth grade students. (HOD)
Descriptors: Coherence, Content Area Writing, Expository Writing, Grade 10

McCarthy, Lucille Parkinson – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Describes a two-year study of one college student's efforts to produce appropriate content area writing in different disciplines. Using observation, interviews, composing-aloud protocols, and text analysis, evaluates the student's performance according to the Gricean rubric of conversation. Concludes that success was affected by unarticulated…
Descriptors: College English, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing