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ERIC Number: EJ532985
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
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The Nature of Developmental Writing: A Cognitive Explanation with Practical Implications.
Best, Linda
Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v13 n1 p5-18 Fall 1996
Reviews cognitive research on writing, focusing on differences between expert and novice writers. Discusses a study of verbal comments made during writing by four developmental and four college-level writers. Indicates that college-level writers expressed more context-based knowledge and more positive self-evaluations than developmental writers. Describes successful classroom activities. (15 citations) (AJL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Metacognition, Postsecondary Education, Protocol Analysis, Skill Analysis, Writing Processes, Writing Research, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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