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Pollard, Rita H. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Responds to Thomas Devine's indictment of the process approach to writing instruction, arguing that teaching practices reflecting misapplication of research are often wrongly labeled the process approach and a more precise definition of the process approach should inform debates over its value. Questions Devine's conclusions. (DMM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing), Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods

Devine, Thomas G. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1990
Warns against a complete reliance on the "writing process approach" in writing instruction, stressing that not all writers rely on rewriting and revision and that emphasis on group response does not necessarily lead to effective writing. Argues that the process approach discourages modeling and the use of well-known rhetorical patterns. (DMM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Process Approach (Writing), Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods

Walvoord, Barbara E.; And Others – 1997
Designed to allow teachers immersed in Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) programs and those still contemplating increasing the use of writing in their courses to peer into classrooms of those who have participated in such programs for years, this book reports on the long-term impact upon faculty of WAC programs. The book studies WAC…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, College Faculty, Higher Education
Goldstein, Arnold A.; Carr, Peggy G. – NAEPfacts, 1996
This edition of "NAEPfacts" discusses the frequency with which process-oriented activities are taught in United States schools, and the writing performance of students whose teachers emphasize these activities. Data were drawn from the 1992 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in Writing, which was administered to a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 4, Grade 8
Belanoff, Pat, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book provides a theoretical underpinning for the strategy of freewriting through a collection of 16 essays that are very diverse in focus, methodology, and point of view. The essays are as follows: "Recording and Transforming: The Mystery of the Ten-Minute Freewrite" (Sheryl I. Fontaine); "Freewriting: An Aid to Rereading…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education

Andriessen, Jerry E. B. – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1991
Presents a study in which children considered alternative continuations of a text through a computer program. Reports that subjects were to monitor text production and correct coherence problems. Discusses reason levels: (1) implicit, local reasoning; (2) attention to global text characteristics; and (3) considerations on the function of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cohesion (Written Composition), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1996
To assist second language teachers, administrators, parents, and other teachers to better understand how foreign language instruction helps students develop literacy skills, this paper discusses research about the commonalities between first and second language reading and writing. It is an outgrowth of the North Carolina State Board of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Enrichment, Literature Reviews, Public Education
Strong, Gregory – Thought Currents in English Literature, 1993
Until recently, writing instruction had been dominated by an emphasis on rhetorical forms, rules, and written products. This view has been superseded for the most part by a mode of instruction whereby teachers assist students in developing planning and revising skills, with less emphasis on grammatical rules. Similar trends are evident in second…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Collins, Norma, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on expressive writing is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education