The structure of writing processes as revealed by secondary task demands

L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-163

  Ransdell, Sarah ^a   Levy, C Michael ^b   Kellogg, Ronald T ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composition; Fluency; Writing; Writing quality; Writing tasks

Indexed keywords

EID: 6044259818     PISSN: 15676617     EISSN: 15731731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1020851300668     Document Type: Article

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