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ERIC Number: EJ436665
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
Speaking of Student Writing....
Nightingale, Peggy
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v15 n1 p3-13 1991
Cites results of studies showing that students' language skills are not deteriorating. Suggests using class time for writing workshops to give students feedback on work-in-progress. Considers that difficulty with concepts and subject content may come across as poor writing. Notes that additional writing can be helpful without being graded. (DK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students, Writing Assignments, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Writing Workshops
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia (New South Wales); Research Results; Writing Development