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Download full textPhilips, David, Ed. – 1992
This collection presents 15 articles on writing, three of them new and 12 of them representing the best of the 500 articles published since 1974 in "SET: Research Information for Teachers," a twice-yearly publication by the New Zealand and Australian Councils for Educational Research aimed at teachers, students, board members, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Grammar
Peer reviewedJerram, Helen; And Others – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1988
Reports on a study which viewed writing instruction as an interactive social process between the teacher and students. Written responses to student writing assignments assessed content rather than accuracy of spelling or grammar. States that written feedback encouraged greater quantity and quality of writing with spelling accuracy being maintained…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 5
O'Rourke, Anne; Philips, David – 1989
A study (part of the New Zealand Writing Project) investigated how teachers respond effectively to their students' writing. Several related issues were investigated, including whether "good" teachers of writing at various levels differ in approach and techniques used, and which practices bring about improvement at different ages.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Philips, David – 1995
An 18-month study examined the impact of word processors on the teaching and learning of writing in an area school on the South Island of New Zealand, with a special focus upon the writing development of 9 primary school children ranging in age from 8 years 11 months to 11 years 8 months. A wide range of data was collected on each pupil, including…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
