Instructional Chains as a Method for Examining the Teaching and Learning of Argumentative Writing in Classrooms

Written Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 300-329

  VanDerHeide, Jennifer ^a   Newell, George E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

classroom based research; data reduction; English language arts; instruction; recontextualization; research methods; unit of analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879744789     PISSN: 07410883     EISSN: 15528472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741088313491713     Document Type: Article

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