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Assessing Writers' Knowledge and Processes of Composing
Contributor(s): Faigley, Lester (Author)
ISBN: 0893913200     ISBN-13: 9780893913205
Publisher: Praeger
OUR PRICE:   $54.45  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: January 1985
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Annotation: This volume offers a new perspective on the evaluation of writing. The first half of the volume reviews research on composing and examines existing methods of evaluating writing. The second half sets some limitations in assessing changes in composing processes, describes some methods researchers in other areas have used to investigate cognitive processes, and outlines a model of writers' knowledge that can lead to comprehensive assessments of writing skills.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric
Dewey: 808.042
LCCN: 84028428
Series: Writing Research
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.4" W x 9.01" (0.96 lbs) 290 pages
 
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This volume offers a new perspective on the evaluation of writing. The first half of the volume reviews research on composing and examines existing methods of evaluating writing. The second half sets some limitations in assessing changes in
composing processes, describes some methods researchers in other areas have used to investigate cognitive processes, and outlines a model of writers' knowledge that can lead to comprehensive assessments of writing skills.