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Bourgeois, Pamela – CEA Forum, 2008
This article addresses the issue of basic writing, demonstrating how one university's basic writing program acts as a steward of writing. The assumption that basic writers only consume resources rather than contribute to academic excellence is rejected. What links the author responses to this issue is a publication of student writing entitled…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Writing Instruction, Higher Education, College English
Alber-Morgan, Sheila R.; Hessler, Terri; Konrad, Moira – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
Proficiency with written expression is critical for students' academic success. Unfortunately, writing presents a challenge for both students and teachers. Recent data suggest that many students in U.S. schools fail to meet even the most basic writing standards. And even when students receive effective (i.e., evidence-based) writing instruction,…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Writing Processes, Generalization, Writing Skills

McAndrew, Donald A. – Journal of Basic Writing, 1990
Examines the relationship between handwriting speed and the syntactic complexity of the finished piece of writing. Reports that findings support previous research that describes differences in syntax of basic and traditional writers. Concludes that writing teachers should encourage college students to write rapidly as they draft their pieces. (MM)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Handwriting, Higher Education, Writing Processes

Williamson, Michael M.; Wesley, K. Davis – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1987
Examines the composing processes of basic writers, examining their tendencies toward writer's block, low-level goals, and writer-based prose. Suggests that basic writers be taught that the purpose of writing is to communicate with other people and that errors, revisions, and general messiness are part of the complicated process. (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Learning Theories, Teaching Methods, Writing Improvement
Collins, James L.; Collins, Kathleen M. – 1994
Writing processes and writing skills are highly compatible, but only if "writing skills" are defined as genuinely helpful learning strategies rather than prescriptive techniques or isolated forms and rules. Increased skill is a product of meaningful practice, not prescriptive instructions or isolated drills. In the present context, the…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Skill Development
Kraemer, Don J. – Journal of Basic Writing (CUNY), 2005
This article examines some of the tensions and contradictions between the process-oriented, learning-centered pedagogy commonly associated with basic writing and the product-based, performance-centered moment mandated by writing-for-the-community varieties of service learning. Because end-of-term "writing-for" projects cannot provide students with…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Academic Discourse, Service Learning, Writing Instruction
Kiefer, Kate – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1992
Discussion of the use of text analysis software by basic writers in college courses focuses on a study conducted in 1982-83 at Colorado State University that investigated the benefits of using the Writer's Workbench software in a basic writing program. Data are reported on holistically scored writing samples, editing quizzes, and student…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Higher Education

McAndrew, Donald; Williamson, Michael – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Details strategies for applying writing research and theories to the college basic writing classroom. Encourages instruction focusing on the complete writing process and on meaning rather than linguistic structure. Offers guidelines for creating a process-centered classroom and holding effective writing conferences with students. (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques, Higher Education, Instructional Design

McAndrew, Donald A. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1986
Examines research on the causes of writing apprehension. Profiles high-apprehensive writers, characterizes their written products, and describes their writing processes. Suggests four procedures for dealing with writing apprehension: peer group workshops; positive reinforcement; teaching about writing process, and gradually increasing students'…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Learning Theories, Self Esteem, Teaching Methods
McWhorter, Kathleen T. – 2000
This book provides students with the kind of extra help they will need to meet the demands of their first-year writing course as well as their other courses. Through its highly visual, student-centered approach, the book teaches basic skills and engages students immediately in the thinking-writing process, guiding them through the writing…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cognitive Style, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Mangelsdorf, Kate; Posey, Evelyn – 2000
Offering developmental students comprehensive, step-by-step instruction for writing expressive, informative, and persuasive essays, this book showcases the writing process and presents a wide variety of engaging assignments. It strengthens students' reading, thinking, and writing skills; validates their diverse and unique cultural experiences; and…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Higher Education, Journal Writing
Davis, Wesley K. – 1996
A study examined the growth in basic writing and grammar skills of 14 developmental English students. The study determined whether a traditional rule-based, form-centered mode of instruction, combined with a limited writing-process approach, had any significant impact on overall writing quality and grammar skills. It used a quantitative,…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Basic Writing, Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction
Duym, Virginia – 1997
If personal writing empowers students to hear their own voices and to "see themselves as writers," then personal writing has value for basic writing students, whose voices have tended to be silenced and who see themselves as anything but writers. From hearing their voices in writing, and from identifying multiple sources and rhetorical…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Writing, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques

Reed, W. Michael; Vandett, Nancy M. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1988
Compares the quality and syntactic complexity of 2 types of essays written by 44 college freshmen in a basic writing course. Essays dealing with group-phenomenon events (intensification) had more words per clause, but received lower quality scores than essays dealing with individually experienced events (initiation). (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
Todorovska, Viktorija – 1996
Stretch 107 is a version of English 107 (a first-year composition course for international students at Arizona State University), designed to provide those with low proficiency in English with various strategies for writing acceptable prose in English. Since it is a 2-semester course, Stretch 107 gives students more time to work on their…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Basic Writing, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
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