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Kline, Christine Holm – 1983
A study analyzed the revision practices of 25 children in a third grade classroom, half of whom received LOGO instruction, to determine if the revision practices inherent in LOGO programing sponsor revision practices in the composing of autonomous texts of young children. It was hypothesized that the revision strategies in LOGO, both engendered…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Grade 3
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Dyson, Anne Haas – Written Communication, 1987
Illustrates dimensions of variation in how young children orchestrate or manage the writing process, using data collected from a five-month study of primary grade writers. Finds children's composing behaviors consistent with their apparent intentions and with their styles as symbolizers and socializers in their classroom. (SKC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Style, Individual Differences, Primary Education
Halsall, Sharen Weber – 1986
A study examined bilingual children's composing behaviors during classroom writing and their perceptions of writing. Students' descriptions of what occurred in their day-to-day environment were analyzed using ethnographic methods. The researcher observed five subjects--bilingual students in kindergarten through third grade--for 145 hours, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
Dyson, Anne Haas – 1984
Using data collected from kindergarten and second grade children in a study of young children's concepts about writing as reflected in their school writing behaviors, this report focuses on information gathered from second grade children. The introductory chapter restates the research questions guiding the study and briefly reviews the major…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Classroom Environment