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ERIC Number: EJ346912
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Effects of Writing on Students' Understanding of Literary Texts.
Marshall, James D.
Research in the Teaching of English, v21 n1 p30-63 Feb 1987
Examines effects of three writing tasks on students' writing, writing processes, and later understanding of short stories. Results indicate that personal analytic and formal analytic writing were associated with significantly higher posttest scores on literature than restricted writing in the form of short answer questions. (SRT)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Protocol Analysis, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Writing Relationship, Short Stories, Writing Exercises, Writing Processes, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literature Instruction