Teaching Writing to High School Students: A National Survey

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 136-160

  Kiuhara, Sharlene A ^a   Graham, Steve ^b   Hawken, Leanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

composition; high school; teaching; writing

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849138789     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013097     Document Type: Article

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