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Shea, George B, Jr.; And Others – English Journal, 1991
Provides comments from five teachers in response to an article in the same issue of "English Journal" concerning a teacher's handling of a rebellious high school student. (MG)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, High Schools, Teacher Response, Teacher Student Relationship

Reif, Margaret – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1995
Suggestions are offered for parents who wish to support their gifted children's writing. Parents should write themselves and share their writing with their children. Parents should encourage children to write abundantly to promote children's interest and confidence. Parents should not correct or comment on their children's writing unless asked for…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Gifted, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Participation

Takata, Susan R. – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Compares the use of multiple choice and essay tests for student evaluation and asserts that essay tests are superior but have disadvantages. Presents a rationale and suggestions for implementing the guided essay approach to student evaluation. Includes an appendix with a guided essay format accompanied by a sample essay. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Essay Tests, Higher Education, Sociology

Leki, Ilona; Carson, Joan G. – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
A survey of 33 former English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students now in university-level content courses explores their perceptions of the relationship between their ESL writing class instruction and the actual writing tasks in later courses. Findings reveal general satisfaction but also expressed needs for more complex writing assignments and…
Descriptors: Course Content, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Higher Education

Evans, Karen S. – Language Arts, 1995
Offers one teacher's account of a year of process approach to writing instruction in her fifth-grade class. Focuses on the importance of not getting caught within a narrow vision when reflecting on classroom practice. Notes the crucial role students need to play in instructional decision making. (SR)
Descriptors: Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades, Process Approach (Writing)

Freedman, Sarah Warshauer – Language Arts, 1995
Describes a study of a writing exchange between a classroom of teenagers (mostly African American, mostly male) in the United States and another classroom of students in England. Notes that even reluctant writers produced responses in a variety of styles. (SR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, International Programs, Secondary Education

Pajares, Frank – Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 1994
Researchers agree that academic self-efficacy beliefs are strongly predictive of academic performance. This study investigates four students' perceptions of the evolution of their efficacy beliefs about writing and of the relationship between these beliefs and their writing competence. (JPS)
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Expectation, Higher Education, Qualitative Research

Blau, Susan R.; Campbell, Patricia B. – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Two English composition classes of community college students followed the same syllabus, but students in one class were required to use a word processor. Data were gathered at the beginning and end of the semester through an attitude questionnaire and student writing samples. Results indicated improved writing skills and attitudes toward writing…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Skill Development, Student Attitudes

Reagan, Sally Barr – Journal of Basic Writing, 1991
Uses a case study to illustrate the multitude of cultural and idiosyncratic factors which may influence the feelings and behaviors of basic writers at risk of failure. Suggests that rather than continually defining the basic writer, educators should begin to redefine and reexamine their roles and attitudes as teachers of basic writers. (MG)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Case Studies, High Risk Students, Higher Education

Perfect, Kathy A. – Reading Teacher, 1999
Explores the considerable benefits of reading poetry, why poetry is often neglected, and some of the ways the author brings poetry and children together, making poetry an integral part of the curriculum. Offers a list of recommended poetry volumes, as well as a list of recommended professional reading/supporting poetry-instruction in the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Language Arts

Fahy, Patrick J.; Morgan, Deborah – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1999
A survey of coordinators and tutors in 50 adult-literacy programs in western Canada examined program activities involving writing; amount and type of instruction devoted to writing; and staff attitudes about the value of writing in the program, their own writing skills, potential of writing as a self-development tool, and professional-development…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries

Harris, Leslie D.; Wambeam, Cynthia A. – Computers and Composition, 1996
Uses a control class to compare student attitudes about writing and performance as writers. Finds that students in the Internet-based classes contributed to their journals more frequently, reported a greater increase in their enjoyment of writing, and demonstrated greater improvement on initial and final timed writing samples as compared with the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness

Luce-Kapler, Rebecca – English Journal, 1996
Describes a study of how portfolios are used in grade seven with particular attention to three conversations between a professional writer and students who use portfolios. Argues that portfolios must not be static compilations of work but rather ever-evolving organic creations. (TB)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Portfolio Assessment, Portfolios (Background Materials), Secondary Education

Chambless, Martha S.; Bass, Jo Ann F. – Reading Research and Instruction, 1996
Determines the impact of modeling the process approach to writing and assisting student teachers in planning and implementing writing activities on student teachers' attitudes toward writing. Shows how formal instruction in process writing and successful experiences with writing positively affected student teachers' attitudes toward writing. (RS)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Process Approach (Writing)

Alber, Sheila R. – Reading and Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 1999
Suggests a classroom newspaper provides an excellent vehicle for teaching writing to students of various ability levels, allows students to direct their writing to a specific audience, and increases motivation (because recognition through publication is very reinforcing). All students, including students with disabilities, can benefit from the…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Grade 6