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Author Hillocks, George, Jr., 1934-

Title Research on written composition : new directions for teaching / George Hillocks, Jr
Published [New York, N.Y.] : National Conference on Research in English ; Urbana, Ill. : ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, National Institute of Education, 1986

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 W'PONDS  808.04207 H6547/R  AVAILABLE
Description xx, 369 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Research on the composing process -- The writer's repertoire -- Experimental studes : introduction to the meta-analysis -- Modes of instruction -- Grammar and the manipulation of syntax -- Criteria for better writing -- Invention -- Results of the meta-analysis -- Validity, implications, and recommendations
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 253-355
Notes Also issued online
Subject English language -- Composition and exercises -- Research.
English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching.
English language -- Rhetoric -- Research.
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching.
English language -- Writing -- Research.
English language -- Writing -- Study and teaching.
Report writing -- Study and teaching -- Research.
Author ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills.
National Conference on Research in English.
LC no. 85029276
ISBN 0814140750 (paperback)