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Download full textBaiocco, Sharon A. – 1985
A study examined the composing processes of eight college freshman writers and the contexts for their writing when they composed in natural settings without narrow time constraints. Subjects, both traditional freshmen and adult learners with varying degrees of writing skill, were assigned two research tasks during which they kept tape-recordings…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Freshmen, Content Analysis, Cooperation
Langer, Judith A.; Applebee, Arthur N. – 1987
In the belief that effective writing instruction can be a critical component in successful learning, and to better understand the role that writing plays in content area learning, this book presents an extensive study of writing assignments in the secondary school curriculum. Following an introduction, the book provides an overview of the project,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Content Area Writing, High Schools, Reading Writing Relationship
Myers, Miles – 1983
Based on research using participant and nonparticipant observation in a natural setting, a study examined how teaching practices, classroom conditions, and student differences influenced the design of writing lessons in 14 English classes in five inner city schools. Data were collected from five sources--interviews, writing samples,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Meyer, Richard J. – 1993
A study examined and analyzed the functions of written language for one writer during her first-grade year. Data included 516 pieces of writing done by the subject, transcriptions of interviews with the subject, and field notes. Results indicated that: (1) sources of the subject's writing ranged from extremely structured situations to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students, Grade 1
Peer reviewedHerrington, Anne J. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1985
An investigation into the context for writing in two college chemical engineering classes revealed that the two courses represented distinct communities where different issues were addressed, different lines of reasoning used, different writer and audience roles assumed, and different social purposes served by writing. Copies of assignments are…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Content Area Writing
Michaels, Sarah; Bruce, Bertram – 1989
This report argues for and illustrates an approach to the study of writing in school settings that integrates ethnographic analysis of classroom interaction with linguistic analysis of written texts and teacher/student conversational exchanges. The report explores the relationships among classroom contexts, computer-based innovations, writing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Computer Assisted Instruction
Tway, Eileen – 1984
Intended to help elementary school language arts teachers provide students with opportunities for unprescribed writing according to a natural writing process, this booklet discusses research and practice in the writing process and creating a supportive classroom environment. The first part of the booklet examines theory and research on the stages…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Content Area Writing
Scottish Curriculum Development Service, Edinburgh. – 1986
Having implications for teachers and students at all stages of primary school, this project report delineates an alternative and more effective approach to the teaching of beginning writing. The report points out that the project, while producing a body of classroom-tested material, focused on awareness about written language and how children…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
