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ERIC Number: EJ309423
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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What Works in Teaching Composition: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Treatment Studies.
Hillocks, George Jr.
American Journal of Education, v93 n1 p133-70 Nov 1984
Provides an integrative review of experimental treatment studies on the teaching of composition in the past two decades. Assesses the effectiveness of different modes of instruction and different focuses of instruction. Outlines the implications of the results for policy at local, state, and national levels and for future research. (RDN)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Meta Analysis, Research Methodology, Statistical Data, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Instructional Effectiveness
Note: Theme issue with title "The Development of Literacy in the American Schools."