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Peer reviewedSpivey, Nancy Nelson – Research in the Teaching of English, 1991
Examines writers' options in organizing comparisons. Finds that chunking of content in a systematic way is a strong predictor of holistic quality ratings, and that higher rated papers tend to be written by students with higher verbal abilities and more extensive topic knowledge. Demonstrates the complexity of the choices writers must make in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Text Structure, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation
