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Kwalick, Barry, Ed.; Slaughter, Virginia, Ed. – 1982
Nine complete papers and 32 abstracts are contained in this special issue drawn from the proceedings of the fifth annual meeting of writing supervisors within the City University of New York (CUNY). The first complete paper surveys basic writing programs over the decade and points to difficulties overcome, accomplishments,and future needs. The…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Acquisition
Download full textRabianski-Carriuolo, Nancy – 1984
Acknowledging that basic skills instructors must deal with the affective characteristics of developmental students, this paper describes factors to consider for creating an environment in which developmental students can improve their learning skills. The first section of the paper discusses ways to meet emotional needs when planning a pretest for…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Developmental Studies Programs
San Diego City Schools, CA. Evaluation Services Dept. – 1983
During the 1982-83 school year, students in the San Diego City School District in grades 3,6, and 12 were tested as part of the state-mandated California Assessment Program (CAP). The purpose of the CAP and the Districtwide Testing Program was to measure achievement in the basic skills. Matrix sampling (the procedure whereby students take only a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Michigan Educational Assessment Program. – 1983
A statewide sample testing of writing skills in the fourth, seventh, and tenth grades was conducted by the Michigan Educational Assessment Program in the fall of 1982. This report, which shares the writing assessment information (historical, descriptive, and interpretive) for educational decision-making, was prepared in the hope of increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1983
The Connecticut Statewide Basic Skills Proficiency Test is required for all ninth-grade students in Connecticut public schools, vocational-technical schools, and endowed or incorporated high schools and academies. The examination covers basic reading, language arts and mathematics skills. Students who score below the level of expected performance…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Grade 9
Archibald, Georgia, Ed.; And Others – 1984
Drawing on the experiences of teachers of writing in elementary through junior high schools, the teaching strategies presented in this collection are grouped into four sections: prewriting, drafting, editing and publishing, and systems. Topics covered in the prewriting section include listening skills; thinking, speaking, and writing;…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Writing, Editing, Elementary Secondary Education
Christensen, Linda, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Intended for use by teachers at both elementary and secondary school levels, this booklet is designed to provide suggestions and writing activities that can promote positive self-concepts. Among the topics discussed in the booklet's various sections are the following: (1) teacher attitude; (2) things to consider when planning and carrying out…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Self Concept, Self Esteem
Miller, George A.; And Others – 1982
As the final report of a 2-year research project, this document covers work on the development of a model of anaphora and its implications for a theory of writing development. The report outlines results from a series of experiments that specified several functions of pronouns in prose and that tested hypotheses concerning the development of…
Descriptors: Cohesion (Written Composition), Developmental Stages, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Danis, Francine – 1982
Data on students participating in six peer-response groups in a college writing workshop revealed the role of student writers in weaving the web of critical response during the peer group discussion. Analysis showed that the student writers engaged in four main types of verbal activity concerning their papers: (1) asking questions about their…
Descriptors: College Students, Discussion Groups, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Feedback
Fleming, Margaret, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1980
The 18 articles in the first section of this journal issue provide information about the National Writing Project, while the 22 articles in the second section discuss classroom writing projects. Among the topics discussed in the first section are the National Writing Projects in Arizona, Northeast Texas, and Boston; teacher behavior during…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Fagan, Edward R. – 1980
As part of a study of the basic skills of secondary level education students, a study was conducted at Pennsylvania State University of the writing ability of prospective secondary level teachers. Raters holistically scored writing samples of 43 preservice teachers of English, mathematics, science and social studies. When writing scores of all…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Education Majors, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedGraham, Steve; Leone, Peter – Journal of Experimental Education, 1987
The influence of disability labels, writing behavior of the person labeled, evaluator's expertise, and the interaction between these variables on the scores assigned to children's writing was examined. Disability labels did not affect the score, but the quality of writing and the examiner's expertise had a significant influence. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Examiners
Peer reviewedCorcoran, Farrel – Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1986
Examines news coverage of the Soviet attack on KAL 007 (Korean Airlines Flight 007) that establishes and legitimizes Russia's viewpoint. Analyzes the twin processes of selection and structuring giving the text coherence. Notes that such cultural analysis challenges scholars to explore how the synchronization of government and media viewpoints…
Descriptors: Censorship, Coherence, Government Role, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedDalgish, Gerard M. – CALICO Journal, 1984
Describes a computer-assisted research project into the writing errors of English as a second language college students. Sentences with error types and first languages of students were entered into a database and analyzed for the most common errors of all students and the most prevalent patterns within each language group. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: College Students, Computational Linguistics, Computer Oriented Programs, English (Second Language)
Graves, Donald – Highway One, 1985
Discusses nine orthodoxies, including the idea that spelling, grammar, and punctuation are unimportant, that decrease teacher effectiveness. (DF)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Grammar
