The Relationship of Task Demands to Cognitive Level.

Sternglass, Marilyn S.

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ERIC Number: EJ335484

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Relationship of Task Demands to Cognitive Level.

Sternglass, Marilyn S.

Educational Review, v38 n2 p161-68 Jun 1986

The study examines the writing of college freshmen on expository, argumentative, and speculative tasks by means of the Crediton cognitive model in order to describe how and why they evoke the range of responses they do, and why particular cognitive strategies are drawn on. Conclusions are presented and discussed. (Author/CT)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Freshmen, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Models, Persuasive Discourse, Task Analysis, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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