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Peer reviewedDuin, Ann Hill; Graves, Michael F. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1987
Concludes that teaching a set of words to students before they write an essay in which the words might be used can improve the quality of their essays. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 7, Prewriting, Theory Practice Relationship
Duin, Ann Hill – 1983
A study investigated the effects of preteaching vocabulary on students' performance of a writing task targeted to the use of those words. Subjects were 50 fourth grade and 55 sixth grade students. Materials included a pretest narrative writing assignment, a 10-word vocabulary pretest and posttest, a vocabulary instructional booklet with teacher's…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Grade 4, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Duin, Ann Hill – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1988
Describes study that investigated the effects of well-designed computer-assisted instruction (CAI) versus poorly designed CAI on college students' computing behavior, quality of prewriting, and attitudes toward the instruction. Comparisons are made with paper versions of both CAI displays, and guidelines for CAI design are presented. (38…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Guidelines
