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ERIC Number: EJ386850
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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What Inquiring Writers Need to Know.
Smith, Michael W.; Hillocks, George, Jr.
English Journal, v78 n2 p58-63 Feb 1989
Examines results of a study using the inquiry method in composition instruction. Findings suggest that writing tasks that engage students in specifiable inquiry strategies should be an important part of every writing curriculum. (RAE)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Learning Processes, Observational Learning, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Thinking Skills; Writing Assignments; Writing Models