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Nunn, Grace Gaeta – 1982
A study was conducted to investigate oral language used in fourth- and fifth-grade student dyads in a collaborative writing setting in order to understand better how children learn to write. The study was based on a theoretical framework that emphasized the interrelatedness of thought, language, and learning. Following a pilot study, students in…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Critical Thinking, Females, Grade 4
Download full textNational Assessment of Educational Progress, Princeton, NJ. – 1987
The 1988 Writing Objectives Assessment is the fifth such assessment by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in grades 4, 8, and 12, since the program began in 1969. The objectives reflect a consensus of opinion regarding the process of writing: that it is used for a variety of purposes and audiences, and that the form and process…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Objectives
Keeler, Sandy – 1986
This guide is intended for use in helping students master the language arts skills necessary to pass the writing skills portion of the General Educational Development examination. It could also be used in adult basic education classes. The following topics are covered in the individual units: capitalization, punctuation, verb tense, subject-verb…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adult Basic Education, Adverbs, Basic Skills
McCauley, Lynne – 1987
The 1986-1987 annual report on the Intellectual Skills Development Program (ISDP) at Western Michigan University is presented. The program is designed to identify new students who do not meet entry-level competencies in reading, writing, and mathematics, and to provide academic support for these students. In reviewing assessment policies and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Educational Testing, Faculty Development
Bilson, Barbara, Ed.; Kurilich, Frances, Ed. – Inside English, 1980
Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on instructional innovations in teaching remedial writing, literature courses, and freshman composition; and on major curricular, administrative, and employment issues in the field. The four issues in volume 6 include the following feature…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, English Instruction
Bilson, Barbara, Ed.; Kurilich, Frances, Ed. – Inside English, 1981
Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on instructional innovations in teaching remedial writing, literature courses, and freshman composition, and on major curricular, administrative, and employment issues in the field. The four issues in volume 7 contain the following feature…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, English Curriculum
Rush, R. Timothy; And Others – 1985
Writing and reading can be viewed as processes in which meaning is gradually constructed, and this description extends to the visual arts as well. Certain process-oriented thinking skills are inherent in both, including comprehending and composing, regenerating ideas, the application of language learning and processing. Five characteristics of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1986
Learning skills determined by Oregon teachers to be necessary for all Oregon students are presented in this booklet. The skills are divided according to seven outcome goals expected of students by the end of grades 3, 5, 8 and 11: (1) ability to demonstrate the use of vocabulary, speech, numerals, and other symbol systems essential for effective…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Hamp-Lyons, Liz – 1987
A study examined the scoring procedure for the second part of the modular section of the English Language Testing Service (ELTS) academic writing test. The scoring is done by external raters according to procedures and a scale specified for the test, resulting in a performance profile. The report chronicles the development of the procedures and…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Graduate Students, Higher Education
Lewis, Merrilee R.; And Others – 1985
A study was conducted in fall 1985 to determine how well students at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) were prepared in reading, writing, and mathematics, comparing students by ethnicity, high school status, and age. SJDC uses the Comparative Guidance Placement (CGP) Tests to to assess all new students who do not have an Associate of Arts degree or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Brierley, Mirian – 1987
Children in Columbus, Ohio public schools participated in two nontraditional kindergarten programs during the 1986-1987 school year. Evaluations of the programs were undertaken to determine their success. One program involved a full day kindergarten that featured opportunities for increased personal and social development, as well as instruction…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Kindergarten
Fagan, Edward R. – 1982
Reading in the writing classroom can be defined as a cluster of arbitrary categories, each with its own effect on the reading/writing process. Given this definition, it can be said that (1) perceptions significantly affect both reading and writing, (2) attitudes are factors in reading and writing, (3) rhetorical triangles are useful in teaching…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Perception, Reading Achievement
Bloomfield Hills School District, MI. – 1980
Based on the idea that the goal of English instruction is to develop language skills that will assist each student in his or her search for identity, in relationships with other people, and in becoming a proficient and sensitive human being, this curriculum guide is divided into two major sections, grades 7 through 9 and grades 10 through 12. In…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Margolis, Leonard; And Others – 1982
The manual is intended to provide basic objectives and teaching strategies for teachers of handicapped children at the upper elementary and secondary level in the areas of communication, mathematics, life skills, and study skills. Each subject area is divided into sub-sections under which learning objectives and associated teaching activities are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Instructional Materials
Bowmar, Barbara; And Others – 1981
Intended as a resource for test construction, this kit provides educators with sample test items, checklists, and questionnaires to assess literacy skills of adult students. Items are keyed to skills in the Adult Basic Literacy Curriculum and Resource Guide (APL Guide) and divided into these skill areas: interpersonal, listening, speaking,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Check Lists
