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Direct linkElder, Cristyn L.; Champine, Karen – Across the Disciplines, 2016
The body of literature on a Writing-to-Learn (WTL) approach in math courses offers up a variety of assignment types from which to choose. However, few of these articles provide empirical evidence on the ways these writing assignments contribute to students' learning. This mixed-methods study, conducted at the University of New Mexico, a…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Mathematics Instruction, Writing Assignments, Evidence
Peer reviewedLeki, Ilona; Carson, Joan G. – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
A survey of 33 former English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students now in university-level content courses explores their perceptions of the relationship between their ESL writing class instruction and the actual writing tasks in later courses. Findings reveal general satisfaction but also expressed needs for more complex writing assignments and…
Descriptors: Course Content, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education
Download full textNorman, Kimberly A.; Spencer, Brenda H. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
Since instruction in writing theory and pedagogy for preservice teachers is often limited, it is essential that teacher educators provide learning experiences that are supported by research in effective teacher preparation and make maximum impact in the time available. One of the experiences that has been identified as holding promise for…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Literacy Education, Writing Workshops, Autobiographies
Autrey, Ken – 1989
An informal research project examined how college freshmen's performances and attitudes in writing were influenced by middle and high school writing experiences. Subjects, enrolled in a basic writing course, filled out questionnaires and were interviewed informally concerning their previous writing experiences. Over a period of years, several…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, High Schools, Higher Education, Middle Schools
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1993
Data on the writing achievement of 11th-grade students in 1990 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) may help answer the question of who is right: employers and educators who say students are poorly prepared in writing, or parents and students, who are more positive about the results of the writing preparation students receive…
Descriptors: Grade 11, High School Students, High Schools, Parent Role
Grisham, Dana L. – 1992
A study investigated how literature-based reading/language arts materials were being used in two "exemplary" third/fourth grade combination classes, the influence of teacher epistemology on classroom instruction, and whether teachers were enacting the whole language emphasis mandated by the state. One of the two participating teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
