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Brand, Alice G., Comp.; Graves, Dick, Comp. – 1994
This collection of materials, a summary of a workshop, is divided into five sections, framed by introductory and concluding remarks. The sections are: (1) a panel on "What Is the Domain Beyond?"--panelists discussed their particular interests in areas that could not be traditionally classified as "cognitive" and related those…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Creative Activities, Higher Education
Wolski, Paul – 1981
Research in secondary school composition instruction indicates that (1) emphasis on writing for the teacher-as-examiner is prevalent, (2) prewriting activities are limited, (3) there is little discussion of approaches to the topic or what information should be included, and (4) activities to help students while they are writing are almost…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Language Processing, Prewriting, Secondary Education
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Combs, Warren E.; Sitko, Barbara – English Journal, 1981
Reports of classroom research on the effectiveness of sentence combining as a teaching technique. Notes the value of in-class research. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, High Schools
Hailey, Jack – 1978
Intended for elementary school teachers in all subject areas wanting to learn more about what is known concerning the teaching of writing, this book summarizes numerous presentations made over the past four years by the many teacher/consultants working with the Bay Area Writing Project. Following introductory materials, the first section of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Holistic Evaluation
Seidlhofer, Barbara – 1990
The activity of summarization relates discourse comprehension and production in a particularly striking way: it derives writing from reading, in that the rendering of a text depends on its previous interpretation. There are two very different kinds of summaries including: abbreviated versions and brief accounts. An abbreviated version is the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Philips, David; And Others – 1985
During 1983, an observational study was carried out in four classrooms in two schools in Wellington, New Zealand, with the following objectives in mind: (1) to describe the different writing tasks, assigned to the students, (2) to outline the guidance students were given in order to help them complete their writing tasks, (3) to establish which…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Burrows, Alvina Treut; And Others – 1984
Based on the authors' classroom work and observations since the 1930s, this book is intended to help teach children to write correctly and, at the same time, help them learn to enjoy writing so much that they will want to continue writing throughout their lives. The book offers classroom teachers, school library media specialists, curriculum…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Zamel, Vivian – 1983
It is important that teachers help students to realize that writing is not simply a product, or a means to an end, but an exploratory, cyclical process. Research has shown that skilled writers conceptualize the effect of their writing as a whole, as a generative process, whereas unskilled writers are distracted by surface-level features and are…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Diaries, English (Second Language), Error Patterns
Brockley, M. Elissa; And Others – 1981
This manual is intended to assist elementary school teachers in developing classroom writing experiences. The sections in the first part of the manual address the individual stages of the writing process (prewriting, writing, and postwriting/editing) by reviewing research, presenting case studies of children's writing, and outlining activities,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Holistic Evaluation
Boiarsky, Carolyn – 1984
A questionnaire entitled "An Inquiry into Classroom Practices in the Teaching of Writing" was sent to 222 authorities comprising two groups: those who have published a work in the form of a book or monograph under the auspices of the National Council of Teachers of English since 1963, and those who have held administrative positions in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Opinions
Reid, Louann – 1983
There are compelling reasons to use talk in the writing classroom to improve both expressive and expository writing. First, speaking is natural, and students come to the writing classroom linguistically well-developed and confident. Second, talking encourages exploration of words by slowing down the thought process without completely stopping it.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Peer Evaluation
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
Crowhurst, Marion – 1980
Research on the relationship between syntactic complexity and quality of written composition was reviewed to test the assumption that these two concepts are positively related. The studies reviewed, which have appeared during the past 15 years, fall into two broad categories: (1) intervention studies designed to increase syntactic complexity and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary 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
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