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| English Instruction | 8 |
| Writing Skills | 8 |
| College Freshmen | 6 |
| Student Writing Models | 6 |
| Grammar | 4 |
| Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Literature | 3 |
| Rhetoric | 3 |
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Self Expression | 2 |
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| Coll Engl | 8 |
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| Coles, William E., Jr. | 1 |
| Elliott, George P. | 1 |
| Greenbaum, Leonard A. | 1 |
| Moyer, Charles R. | 1 |
| Robinson, Bruce | 1 |
| Stade, George | 1 |
| White, Edward M. | 1 |
| Zoellner, Robert | 1 |
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White, Edward M. – Coll Engl, 1969
Suggests that the lack of a target audience and interesting topics could account for the frequent inept attempts in the freshman composition course. (DS)
Descriptors: Audiences, College Freshmen, Content Analysis, Critical Thinking
Coles, William E., Jr. – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Essays
Elliott, George P. – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Grammar, Motivation Techniques
Greenbaum, Leonard A. – Coll Engl, 1969
A critical review tracing the key policy decisions on freshman composition courses in college curriculums, and a suggestion that all the attention given to the course by teachers and professional associations may not merit the net results. (DS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Conferences, Course Evaluation, English Curriculum
Robinson, Bruce – Coll Engl, 1970
Describes an experiment in which students were asked to translate their visual perceptions of an illustration to composition form in order to show their reactions to an English class. Papers were judged on ideational fluency, creativity, and cognitive skills rather than linguistic competence or composition skills. (DS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Ability, Creative Thinking, Educational Objectives
Moyer, Charles R. – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Grammar, Linguistics
Stade, George – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, English Instruction
Zoellner, Robert – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Educational Research, English Instruction, Experimental Teaching, Higher Education
