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A Secondary Reanalysis of Student Perceptions of Non-Traditional Writing Tasks over a Ten Year Period
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McDermott, Mark A.; Hand, Brian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This study aims to add to the growing research related to the implementation of non-traditional writing tasks in classrooms to encourage science literacy. A secondary reanalysis methodology was employed to review student interviews collected as a part of several individual studies during a ten year research program. This method established an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Transcripts (Written Records), Coding
Writing to Learn in a Content Area.
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Johnson, Julie; And Others – Clearing House, 1993
Describes a qualitative study of the practices of 12 teachers as they used writing activities in the classrooms. Presents examples of integration of writing and subject matter. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Content Area Writing, Secondary Education, Teacher Behavior
Creating a Literate Environment for Learning Social Studies Content.
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King, Caryn M. – 1992
A study examined the extent to which literacy tasks were emphasized within a fourth-grade social studies classroom. Subjects, 21 fourth-grade students and their teacher at a private K-8 elementary school located in an urban area of the east, were observed over a 7-week period as they conducted a thematic unit on liberty. Data included audiotapings…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing