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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Writing (composition)"”.
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An Examination of Selected Teaching Strategies to Test Their Effectiveness in the Teaching of Writing (Composition, Apprehension)
… the effects of the treatment instruction on the writing of simple, clear, and descriptive prose by college students, and examines whether that same type of instruction helps to reduce writing apprehension among those students.
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What is the relationship of two staff development approaches: Early Literacy Inservice Course (ELIC) versus the traditional approach on writing composition performance of grade three students
… Early Literacy Inservice Course (ELIC) and writing achievement performance of grade three urban students. The sample population consisted of students in four third-grade classrooms. Two of these were regular classrooms. Two were ESEA classrooms where students scored at stanines three or …
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Queering Composition: A Language for LGBTQIA+ Perspectives in First-Year Writing Instruction
… that queerness has a history with the field of writing composition and that this history can shape modern composition through a specific lexicon containing the terms <em>derivative, originative, Rogerian, rhetorical failure, </em>and<em> master narratives. </em>To provide evidence for this, I …
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Structural and Syntactical Differences Between Revised Writing and Impromptu Writing of Award-Winning Eighth-Grade Students
… differences between a revised, process writing composition and an impromptu composition from the same good writer. Eleven eighth grade students from schools across Georgia submitted both types of writing in the Promising Young Writers Program of 1988. For this study, the compositions …
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An Initial Exploration of the Undergraduate English Major Curricula Issued by the 2000-2001 Member Schools of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
… 2.0 stressed those literatures, but proliferated writing electives.</p> <p>Content weaknesses included the (a) lack of goals; (b) slighting of writing, composition, and rhetoric; and (c) imbalance of 300-level courses. Strengths included (a) offering literary criticism, (b) requiring …
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Expanding the Boundaries: The Value of Composition and Rhetoric Studies in Professional Writing
Composition and rhetoric.
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Identity-Based Assignments and Student Disinterest in FYC
… raise first-year student interest in academic writing then we should intensify the study and use of these assignments.</p>
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Latino students and biliteracy at a university: Literacy histories, agency, and writing
This qualitative study examines the writing and writing experiences of six bilingual (Spanish-English), immigrant university students. Immigrant students are a growing segment of university populations, but explicit/implicit language policies often overlook their unique characteristics and needs. …
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Google Classroom for third grade writing
… of using the technology of Google Classroom in writing personal narratives in a third grade classroom. Specific aims of the study are to analyze how the technology will affect students’ motivation, engagement, and overall writing skills. Previous research indicates that integration of technology …
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A First Language in Second Language Writing
… ESL students' use of their L1 in their prewriting for practice exams for their ENGL1020 class at the University of Toledo. This study was done by reviewing teacher syllabi to see when prewriting (through instructors' lectures or student discussion on the topic) took place in the classroom …
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Basic writing without basic writers
In this dissertation, I address Basic Writing’s legacy of ascribing deficient identities to students. I argue that there is no such thing as a “basic writer” and that the term is an unwanted inheritance of a historically inequitable system of higher education. This argument begins with a critique …
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A New Field of Dreams: A Study of the Writing Major
<p>Within Writing Studies, the tension between pedagogy and theory, between teaching and disciplinary status receives much commentary. This dissertation explores that tension within the context of the undergraduate Writing major. I begin by reviewing scholarship about advanced composition, advanced …
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Ready to Write: Exploring the Student Perspective on the Transition to College
… students arrive at college underprepared for the writing demands of the academic discourse community. The potential reasons for the perceived gap in writing ability point to the ongoing challenges of education in the United States. As the population pursuing college degrees becomes more diverse, …