The Effect of Distant Audiences on Students' Writing.

Cohen, Moshe; Riel, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ409696

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Effect of Distant Audiences on Students' Writing.

Cohen, Moshe; Riel, Margaret

American Educational Research Journal, v26 n2 p143-59 Sum 1989

Writing quality of 2 seventh grade classes in Jerusalem of 22 students each was compared in 2 audience conditions: (1) to the teacher for grades, and (2) to a distant peer audience to share ideas. Papers written to communicate with peers were rated more highly than those written for grades. (SLD)

Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Writing (Composition), Writing Achievement, Writing Evaluation, Writing Exercises

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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