Responding to the Message: Providing a Social Context for Children Learning to Write.

Jerram, Helen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ372698

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Responding to the Message: Providing a Social Context for Children Learning to Write.

Jerram, Helen; And Others

Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v8 n1-2 p31-40 Mar-Jun 1988

Reports on a study which viewed writing instruction as an interactive social process between the teacher and students. Written responses to student writing assignments assessed content rather than accuracy of spelling or grammar. States that written feedback encouraged greater quantity and quality of writing with spelling accuracy being maintained throughout. (GEA)

Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Instructional Development, Instructional Innovation, Writing Evaluation, Writing Exercises, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand

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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations

WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/73889

IES Cited: ED533112