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Peer reviewedMarkel, Mike – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1995
Compares the writing of two students--a competent writer and a weak one--in a technical communication course before and after discussion of design principles. Finds that a basic understanding of design principles helped them improve document macrostructure but had little effect on document microstructure. Suggests that integrating document design…
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