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Petko, Michael C. – 1991
A practicum was developed to determine whether the motivation of a private school's ninth grade English class (18 students) could be increased by gearing the course toward a specified, authentic public audience and whether an increase in motivation would positively affect the quality of and attitude toward writing assignments and the use of…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Grade 9, High School Students
Dickinson, Susan – 1990
This practicum was designed to address the problem of low quantity and poor quality of writing in two lower level English classes (50 students). The objectives were to increase motivation for writing, thereby improving overall writing production by the students. A writing workshop was designed to improve the motivation of the students by…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Low Achievement, Student Motivation
Download full textShaw, Ann H. – 1997
A practicum was designed to increase the literacy levels of first graders through writing daily for authentic purposes and self-assessing their work. A writing program was designed which allowed for daily authentic writing, and students were taught how to self-assess their written work. Subjects were 60 students in 3 Grade 1 classrooms in a city…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Class Activities, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1
