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Writing to Learn.

Weiss, R. H.; Walters, S. A. – 1980

A study was conducted to determine whether subject-related writing tasks assigned in college courses (1) increased the amounts and clarity of student learning, (2) led to improved student writing performance, and (3) changed levels of student apprehension about writing. Students enrolled in two sections of courses taught by each of four…

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Higher Education, Integrated Activities

Research on Writing and Learning: Some Effects of Learning-Centered Writing in Five Subject Areas.

Weiss, Robert H.; Walters, S. A. – 1979

A study was conducted to test the following four hypotheses: (1) more subject-area writing will produce better writing, (2) more subject-area writing will reduce writing apprehension, (3) the frequency and amount of learner-centered writing about a subject will increase learning of that subject, and (4) concepts students write about will be…

Descriptors: Adults, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Interdisciplinary Approach