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Download full textFarah, Iffat – 1991
Literacy learning practices in the context of a girls' school in Pakistan are described as part of a larger study. "School ka sabaq" or "school lesson" is recognized as involving reading and writing activities as well as behavior particular to the institution of the school. The goals of school ka sabaq, which are to pass exams…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Objectives, Females, Foreign Countries
Murphy, Carolyn Colvin; Shell, Duane F. – 1989
A study examined how self-efficacy, causal attribution, and outcome expectancy beliefs are related to reading and writing for ethnically diverse college freshmen and whether the patterns of belief-performance relationships for ethnically diverse students are similar to those found for white, middle class populations. Subjects in the ethnic sample…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Blacks, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis
Walsh, Kath; Rebaczonok-Padulo, Michael – 1993
The Oral and Written Communication (OWC) course at Ngee Ann Polytechnic was originally intended to equip students with occupational skills (e.g., report- and letter-writing, public speaking) but has expanded to be a course aimed at helping third-year mechanical engineering students to develop third-year project reports. This has been done through…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Skills, Engineering Education, English (Second Language)
White, Edward M. – 1994
Reorganized and revised, the second edition of this book provides the latest theoretical and practical materials that instructors across the disciplines will need to help students build strong writing skills. It offers suggestions about how to develop effective writing assignments; and it evaluates various methods of assessing student writing,…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Reading Writing Relationship, Student Evaluation
De Koninck, Zita – 1994
A study examined the characteristics of the oral and written production of French-speaking and minority-language students in elementary and secondary multiethnic schools in Montreal (Quebec), with the purpose of assessing the relevance of student evaluation methods. Subjects were 248 elementary and 231 secondary students, categorized in 9 ethnic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Pluralism, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Chandrasegaran, A. – 1993
This paper argues that unsatisfactory argumentative and expository texts generated by college students represent a simplification of complex discourse structures. It asserts that the usual explanations for poor student performance, such as illogical thinking, lack of academic commitment, and poor mastery of grammar, are unsatisfactory. The paper…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, College Students, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
Sanders, Linda R., Ed. – 1993
One of the most valuable resources for obtaining exemplary instructional materials for the classroom is teachers. This booklet contains numerous laboratory activities compiled from submissions by recipients of the National Association of Biology Teachers' Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (1989-92). Topics are sorted into the following sections:…
Descriptors: Biology, Hands on Science, High Schools, Instructional Materials
Tillman, Yvonne R. – 1994
This practicum was designed to address the problem of a class of 23 second-graders who were unable to make judgments and support opinions at all levels of Bloom's taxonomy. The goals of the practicum were to design and implement a Critical Thinking Skills (CTS) program that taught students to make judgments and support opinions, and that…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Ross, Steven M.; And Others – 1990
A study examined questions concerning: (1) how writing was taught and integrated with other learning activities in the Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) environment; (2) students' experiences with and attitudes toward word-processing; (3) teachers' experiences and attitudes; and (4) the influences of the computer-based activities on writing…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
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 writing apprehension and the writing process 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…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Simic, Marge, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on computers and 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: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Simic, Marge, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on journal 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: Dialog Journals, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Calkins, Lucy McCormick – 1982
The materials in this report deal with the process of children's writing and rewriting. The first section of the report describes the original methodology of a study of children's rewriting and explains how and why that methodology was changed as the study progressed. The second section provides a review of related literature, while the third,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Pfeifer, Jeri – 1983
A study investigated whether reading ability is a significant factor in the level of student writing apprehension and whether writing apprehension is reduced as reading skills improve. Subjects were 49 college freshmen enrolled in a reading improvement course that was directed toward learning in three domains: (1) cognitive--knowledge, synthesis,…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Integrated Activities
Bay Shore School District, NY. Office of Instructional Services. – 1983
A description and supporting materials of the elementary school writing program of the Bay Shore Public Schools (New York) are presented. The description and materials include: (1) the program philosophy; (2) a review of writing research including a 12-point summary of methods for teaching writing and a 10-point summary of the proper classroom…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
