Awkward Compromises and Eloquent Achievements.

Hamilton-Wieler, Sharon

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Publication Date: 1989

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Awkward Compromises and Eloquent Achievements.

Hamilton-Wieler, Sharon

English Education, v21 n3 p152-69 Oct 1989

Explores the influences of context upon the writing of 18-year-olds in 6 subject areas in a secondary school in London, England. Examines how students and teachers negotiate compromises between using writing to understand discipline-specific concepts and using writing to pass examinations. (KEH)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Classroom Research, Context Effect, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Teaching Styles, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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