Date of Award
1989
Type
Thesis
Major
Specialist in Education
Degree Type
Special Degree in Education in English Education
Department
Teacher Education
First Advisor
Dr. James M. Brewbaker
Second Advisor
Dr. Carolyn M. Cartledge
Third Advisor
Dr. Harold L. Whitman
Abstract
This study attempted to discover 1f there were any structural or syntactical differences between a revised, process writing composition and an impromptu composition from the same good writer. Eleven eighth grade students from schools across Georgia submitted both types of writing in the Promising Young Writers Program of 1988. For this study, the compositions were analyzed by computer over a list of criteria including readability level, number of words, sentences, and paragraphs, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, usage, sentence length and variety, and verb choice. Although data revealed significant differences between the two sets of writings (primarily counts of length), the two sets of compositions were very similar in most features studied. This would seem to indicate that different methods of acquiring writing from students does not necessarily affect the overall structure of their writing.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Susan J., "Structural and Syntactical Differences Between Revised Writing and Impromptu Writing of Award-Winning Eighth-Grade Students" (1989). Theses and Dissertations. 724.
https://csuepress.columbusstate.edu/theses_dissertations/724
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