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ERIC Number: EJ302658
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Impact of Different Information Sources on Idea Generation: Writing off the Top of Our Heads.
Graesser, Arthur C.; And Others
Written Communication, v1 n3 p341-64 Jul 1984
Reports on a study in which college students wrote compositions that elicited their technical knowledge of three topics, then completed a questionnaire that assessed which of four information sources had contributed to their knowledge of the topics--formal education, mass media, social interaction, and direct experience. (FL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Information Sources, Knowledge Level, Learning Theories, Technical Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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