Discourse Structure and College Freshmen's Recall and Production of Expository Text.

Slater, Wayne H.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Discourse Structure and College Freshmen's Recall and Production of Expository Text.

Slater, Wayne H.; And Others

Research in the Teaching of English, v22 n1 p45-61 Feb 1988

Reports on a study using 126 university freshmen to examine the effects of instruction and practice in a discourse structure reading and writing strategy focusing on main ideas, supporting ideas, and central ideas. Indicates the discourse structure treatment is effective and worthy of further study. (NH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Freshmen, Content Area Writing, Discourse Analysis, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Reading Research, Reading Strategies, Reading Writing Relationship, Recall (Psychology), Rhetoric, Writing Instruction

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Language: English

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