The Role of Classroom Context in the Revision Strategies of Student Writers.

Yagelski, Robert P.

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Role of Classroom Context in the Revision Strategies of Student Writers.

Yagelski, Robert P.

Research in the Teaching of English, v29 n2 p216-38 May 1995

Provides an overview of a study of the relationship between classroom context and the revisions of student writers. Indicates that students focus their revisions on surface and stylistic concerns. Suggests how specific features of the classroom context, including teaching methods, may influence the kinds of revisions undertaken by student writers. (HB)

Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Context, English Instruction, Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition), Teacher Response, Teacher Student Relationship, Tutoring, Writing Evaluation, Writing Instruction, Writing Research

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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