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ERIC Number: EJ414233
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Analysis of Writing Samples of Students Taught by Teachers Using Whole Language and Traditional Approaches.
Varble, Mary Ellen
Journal of Educational Research, v83 n5 p245-51 May-Jun 1990
Second graders taught by the whole language approach produced better writing samples, for content and meaning, than did second graders taught by the traditional approach. No differences were evident in the use of mechanics. Sixth grade samples evidenced no difference between the two approaches. (IAH)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Conventional Instruction, Data Analysis, Grade 2, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Primary Education, Teaching Methods, Whole Language Approach, Writing Instruction, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Student Writing Samples; Writing Quality