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ERIC Number: EJ385126
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Student Argumentative Writing Knowledge and Ability at Three Grade Levels.
McCann, Thomas M.
Research in the Teaching of English, v23 n1 p62-76 Feb 1989
Reports a study of students' ability to write argumentative prose. Examines the knowledge students used to judge the quality of seven constructed arguments. Concludes that while older students were more effective in writing arguments, all students' judgments about arguments were similar to adults'. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 9, Persuasive Discourse, Prose, Writing (Composition), Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Toulmins Model; Writing Ability