| Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Plan of the Book; Brief Biographies of Students; Acknowledgments; 1 Studying Writing and Learning from a True Longitudinal Perspective; Need for Longitudinal Research; Longitudinal Studies of Writing Development; Relationship Between Writing and Learning; Conclusion; 2 Developing Metacognitive Awareness of the Relationship Between Writing and Learning; Change from Unconscious to Conscious Uses of Writing; Writing to Help Remember Facts; Writing to Help Analyze Concepts; Writing to Construct Knowledge New to the Learner |
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Conclusion3 Effect of Complex Social Histories on Academic Performance; Race and Ethnicity; Gender and Sexual Orientation; Class; Ideology; Conclusion; 4 Writing Demands in Relation to Composition Instruction; Composition Instruction; Composition Pedagogy; Effect of Teacher's Comments; Content and Form; Intellectual Ability and Grammatical Structures; Writing in Upper Level Courses; Conclusion; 5 Institutional Testing; Impromptu Writing; Second-Dialect and Second-Language Issues; Comparison of Timed and Prepared Writing; Conclusion; 6 Instructional Settings |
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Relationship Between Instructional Settings and WritingClassroom Formats; Variation in Writing Over Time Within Discipline Types; Variation Over Time in Writing in Different Disciplines; Conclusion; 7 Case Studies; Examples of Previous Case Study Research; Case Study Information Related to Women's Ways of Knowing; Academic and Social Preparation for College Work; Case Studies of How the Writing Process Changes Over Time; Conclusion; Implications; 8 Implications for Instruction and Research; Recommendations for Instruction; Implications for Research; Closing Comments |
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Appendix A: Study Methodology and QuestionnairesAppendix B: Writing Skills Assessment Test Evaluation Scale (WAT); References; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136684753 |
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1136684751 |
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