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Peer reviewedAdams, Peter Dow – Journal of Basic Writing, 1993
Questions whether the benefits of separating basic writers into homogeneous classes continue to outweigh the disadvantages. Proposes that teachers gather data about success rates of current basic writing courses (using "mainstreamed" volunteer basic writers) and revise first-year composition courses to ensure they will respond to a wider range of…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Homogeneous Grouping
