Columbus State University
The Relationship Between Gender Differences and Writing Topic Choices of Middle School Students
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This study was an investigative comparison of free writing topic choices between the genders. For the purposes of this study, twenty male and twenty female subjects were randomly selected from the seventh grade population of a junior high.</p> <p>Over a period of four weeks, ten free writing samples were collected from each student's writing journal. Each sample was analyzed and placed in its appropriate category on Graves' Territorial Distribution Scale of Thematic Choices. A frequency count was conducted. Frequencies between the genders' topic choices were compared using a Chi Square test of significance. The Chi Square Analysis showed no significant difference in the territorial distribution of topic choices between the boys and girls.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Specialist in Education
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Teacher Education
- Year
- 1992
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Probst, Elisa B.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Dr. James M. Brewbaker
- Dr. Jaynie Smith
- Dr. Rochelle P. Ripple
Subjects
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- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/642
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:csuepress.columbusstate.edu:theses_dissertations-1679