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The Strategies Approach: Effective for Reviewing Grammar and Punctuation Concepts
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Quible, Zane K. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2008
This article is based on results of a quasi-experimental study in which the efficacy of the strategies approach for reviewing grammar and punctuation concepts was assessed in a business communication course. The control group studied rules-based review materials; the treatment group studied strategies-based review materials. On the three sets of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Business Communication, Punctuation, Academic Achievement
Development and Evaluation of Programmed Punctuation Materials for Transcription Classes
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Perkins, Wilmert Earl – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1970
An experimental study involving 26 classroom units revealed that an instructional program developed for the research was over twice as effective as a teacher-centered approach for reviewing basic punctuation rules. (Author)
Descriptors: Business Education, Comparative Analysis, Programed Instructional Materials, Punctuation
Analysis of Student Performance in Punctuation Using Graphic versus Nongraphic Microcomputer Instruction.
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Smith, Carolena L. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1985
This study assesses the relationship of student performance using two microcomputer instructional application software designs, one with graphics and the other without graphics, as a teaching aid in comma usage. Results indicated that there was no significant difference in performance between the graphic and nongraphic treatment groups. (CT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, High Schools
Most Common Grammatical and Punctuation Errors Made by Undergraduates as Perceived by Business Communication Professors.
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McCannon, Melinda; Crews, Tena B. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1999
Business communication faculty (n=187) identified the top grammatical errors made by undergraduates as follows: subject-verb agreement, sentence fragments, subject-pronoun agreement, nonparallel series, and wrong word choice. Top punctuation errors included run-on sentences, comma splice, missing commas, and misuse of the possessive apostrophe.…
Descriptors: Business Communication, College Faculty, College Students, Grammar
The Frequency of Occurrence of Punctuation Rules, Format, and English Style in Written Business Communications.
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Andera, Frank; Condon, Gregg – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1986
A research study was conducted to determine the relative frequency of occurrence of English punctuation rules, features of typewritten format, selected elements of English style in written business communications, and frequency of error for each element. Tabulations were made on the frequency of errors and correct occurrences for each analyzed…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Business Education, Grammatical Acceptability
Error Identification, Labeling, and Correction in Written Business Communication
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Quible, Zane K. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2004
This article used a writing sample that contained 27 sentence-level errors of the type found by corporate America to be annoying and bothersome. Five categories of errors were included in the sample: grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing style, and business communication concepts. Students in a written business communication course were asked…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Writing (Composition), Error Patterns, Sentences