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Peer reviewedOliver, Eileen I. – English Quarterly, 1989
Examines three writing assignment variables--topic, purpose, and audience--to determine how writing prompts affect student performance in grades 7, 9, and 11, and in college freshmen. Finds these variables influenced writing quality at different grades in different ways; generally, specific purpose and topic cues produced better essays. (SR)
Descriptors: Assignments, Audience Awareness, College Freshmen, Grade 11
