The Influence of Prior Knowledge on Writing, Conferencing, and Revising.

DeGroff, Linda-Jo Caple

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ERIC Number: EJ362745

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Influence of Prior Knowledge on Writing, Conferencing, and Revising.

DeGroff, Linda-Jo Caple

Elementary School Journal, v88 n2 p105-18 Nov 1987

Examines the influence of prior knowledge on the quality of fourth-grade students' responses to three process-approach tasks: writing, conferencing, and revising. Results suggest that prior knowledge is a significant factor in all phases of process-approach lessons. (NH)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Prior Learning, Process Approach (Writing), Process Education, Revision (Written Composition), Writing (Composition)

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Language: English

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