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ERIC Number: EJ209267
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Sep
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Cognitive Development and the Basic Writer.
Lunsford, Andrea A.
College English, v41 n1 p38-46 Sep 1979
Reviews theories of cognitive development to show that most basic writers are operating below the true-concept formation stage and have difficulty in "decentering"; suggests writing assignments based on inference-drawing to remedy the situation. (DD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Theories, Egocentrism, Higher Education, Low Achievement, Writing (Composition), Writing Exercises
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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