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ERIC Number: EJ440221
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
Children's Writing of Argumentative Texts: Effects of Indirect Instruction.
Zammuner, Vanda Lucia
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v6 n2 p243-56 Jun 1991
Presents an Italian study of children assigned to write two persuasive appeals for funds. Reports that improvement on the second request was related to request features demonstrated between the two assignments. Concludes that training did have some effect, but both control and experimental groups improved in their second performances. (DK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Motivation Techniques, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments, Writing Improvement, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Italy; Persuasive Strategies; Politeness; Requests