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Peer reviewedLawson, Anton E. – Science Education, 1977
Presents a descriptive analogy comparing Piaget's theory of intellectual development to the development of athletic abilities in order to provide insight into Piagetian theory. (SL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Demonstrations (Educational), Descriptive Writing
Wall, Shavaun M.; Taylor, Nancy E. – Educational Technology, 1982
Examines common curricular needs in written language instruction, and the advantages of using micorocmputers to teach descriptive writing. An example of an interactive computer-assisted instructional model for writing is discussed. Fourteen references are listed. (MER)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Descriptive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textStacks, Don W.; McMahan, Eva M. – 1983
In a study conducted to examine the impact of language choice on cognitive complexity (the number of constructs in a person's interpersonal construct system), 93 undergraduate students completed a role category questionnaire that asked each subject to write a description of two people they knew. In one case that description was to be of a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Descriptive Writing, Higher Education
Woods, William F. – 1978
Writing an interview paper provides students with a contextual framework for research inquiry because it helps them to identify and develop their own conceptual and investigative skills through dialogue with another person. Before the actual interview, it is important to choose a subject to interview and to organize the background material, to set…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, Higher Education, Interviews
Meyer, Bonnie J. F. – 1979
Research shows that effectively used writing plans (models of text organization) promote understanding of messages and that students can learn to use these plans. Writing plans include overall plans (antecedent/consequent, comparison, description, and response), emphasis plans that highlight certain subtopics, and cohesion plans that refer to the…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Models
Woods, William F. – 1978
The interview process provides students with a contextual framework for writing essays (reports, profiles, and arguments), because it helps them to identify and develop their own conceptual and investigative skills through dialogue with another person. Before the actual interview, it is important to choose a subject to interview, form a sense of…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, English Instruction, Essays, Expository Writing
West, Martha Meyer – 1985
Based on constructivist theory (emphasizing meaning generation rather than communication), the study described in this report clarifies and elaborates on the definition of the term "expressive writing." First, the paper offers a rationale for the study and a discussion of the research methodology, which combined analysis of texts and…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Expressive Language
