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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1988
A current selection from the many citations of material in the ERIC database, this bibliography offers practical information for introducing and implementing writing across the curriculum programs in elementary and secondary schools. The bibliography is divided into sections on (1) writing across the curriculum (8 citations); (2) writing to learn…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Writing Across the Curriculum
Worsley, Dale; Mayer, Bernadette – 1989
Aimed at secondary school science and English teachers, this book presents practical advice for developing good student writing in science and mathematics. Five main sections cover: (1) an essay development workshop; (2) 47 specific writing assignments; (3) over 30 questions teachers ask about science writing, and the answers; (4) an anthology of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anthologies, Mathematics, Science Instruction
Direct linkStanley, Linda C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Offers guidelines on using student journals and microthemes in writing across the curriculum programs, drawing from the experiences of faculty at Queensborough Community College. Includes sample assignments. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Journal Writing, Student Journals, Two Year Colleges
White, Fred D. – 1986
Designed to reveal the art and craft of composition and the principles that underlie good writing, this textbook focuses on how to improve students' writing and how to give students a sense of the contribution writing makes to any kind of learning. The 20 chapters of the textbook are divided into 5 parts: (1) "The Writing Experience";…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Research Papers (Students), Research Skills
Mayer, Bernadette; Worsley, Dale – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1988
Addresses many questions teachers might have about incorporating writing in science curricula. (JK)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Discovery Learning, Science Instruction, Sciences
Mayer, Bernadette – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1988
Discusses ways in which poetry and etymology can be used to capture and/or convey scientific principles. (JK)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Discovery Learning, Poetry, Science Instruction
Peer reviewedHinkle, Steve; Hinkle, Ann – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Contrasts immediate and delayed effects of focused freewriting and focused thought on lecture comprehension. Finds the immediate effect was increased comprehension. However, on a one-week delayed test, the performance of the focused freewriting group was below that of the focused-thought group. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Lecture Method
Lord Fairfax Community Coll., Middletown, VA. – 1992
In an attempt to improve its students' writing abilities, as well as their critical thinking skills, Lord Fairfax Community College, in Virginia, developed a program called "Thinking through Writing." The project designers believed that concept formation, classification, memory enhancement, and other learning/thinking skills could be…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
Ingham, Zita, Ed. – 1986
Designed for Pima Community College (Arizona) instructors, this booklet presents 50 sample writing assignments developed for 38 non-writing courses. Three types of assignments are represented: (1) short papers, which are usually one to five pages long, require few research skills, and allow students to use the instructor's feedback to produce…
Descriptors: Assignments, Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Grading
Blanchard, Lydia – 1987
An alternative curriculum for Freshman Composition, designed to help students develop cognitive skills useful for academic writing in other courses, involves eight discipline-specific assignments, building from relatively simple writing tasks such as taking lecture notes and keeping an academic journal, through book reports, essay examinations,…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Content Area Writing, Essays, Freshman Composition
Worsley, Dale – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1988
Discusses clear visualization as a key to learning and understanding. Presents some examples (using metaphor and simile) of the way language can express clear visualization and objectivity. (JK)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Discovery Learning, Language Usage, Learning Strategies
