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Peer reviewedStephens, Diane – Research in the Teaching of English, 2001
Considers the doubts the author has had about the design of an award winning study, focusing especially on a researcher's obligation to help the teachers with whom the researcher is working, even at the risk of jeopardizing a study's design. Traces the way that her engagement with that question has led to her current professional commitments. (SC)
Descriptors: Experimenter Characteristics, Higher Education, Research Design, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedSanders, Sara E.; Littlefield, John H. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
The disappointing results of research into growth in writing skills may be due to students being tested for skills other than those they have been taught.
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Essays, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedPerl, Sondra – Research in the Teaching of English, 1979
Summarizes a study of five unskilled college writers, focusing especially on one of the five, and discusses the findings in light of current pedagogical practice and research design. (DD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, Higher Education, Low Ability Students
