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Duncan, Patricia H. – 1985
The writing of five first grade children was studied to determine whether findings of a previous study regarding children's concept of story structure would be demonstrated in the children's original compositions. The weekly sessions during the study included individual or group prewriting discussions, drawing and active writing, modeling by the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Childhood Attitudes, Concept Formation, Content Analysis
Swiggett, Betty M. – 1979
A study was conducted to (1) examine the relation of syntactic complexity to mode of discourse in the writing of eighth and twelfth grade students; (2) determine to what extent variations observed were related to grade level, socioeconomic status, and race; and (3) determine to what extent the syntactic complexity achieved on a rewriting task…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Creative Writing, Developmental Stages
Download full textCrowhurst, Marion – 1983
To explore student facility with argumentative writing, 40 persuasive essays of 5th, 7th, and 11th grade students were analyzed for their relative percentage of reporting (narrating), interpreting, generalizing, and speculative sentences. Fifth and seventh graders were found to use significantly more narrative and fewer generalizations than older…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Discourse Modes, Elementary Secondary Education
