An Investigation of Secondary Student Writing Across the Curriculum and Some Suggestions for School Language Policies [microform] / Frank McTeague and Others.

A survey of student writing in every subject and grade in a Canadian secondary school involved 117 students over a nine-day period and investigated the amount of writing done in all subjects and the variety of purpose and audience in student writing. Results showed that each student produced an aver...

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Main Author: McTeague, Frank
Corporate Author: York Borough Board of Education, Toronto (Ontario)
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
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