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Schumacher, Gary M.; And Others – 1982
A study investigated the cognitive and grammatical activities carried out during writing by 22 incoming freshmen and 20 upperclass college students. It was hypothesized that the upperclassmen's compositions would be judged better in quality than those of the freshmen, and that the upperclassmen would show fewer pauses in which they were…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Analysis