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Peer reviewedApplebee, Arthur N. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1978
Focuses on the writing instruction which the 1977 NCTE Achievement Award- winning students had received, concluding that writing frequency, type of assigned writing topics, and class size affect writing instruction and that successful writers are dedicated readers. (DD)
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Size, Educational Research, English Instruction
Download full textApplebee, Arthur N. – 1978
In 1977, to determine current conditions in the teaching of English, a questionnaire was distributed from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) headquarters to a selected sample of secondary schools. Four populations were chosen for study: schools that had participated in a 1968 study, schools that had consistently produced winners in…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Testing, Educational Trends, English Curriculum
