The Effects of Pre-exam Instruction on Students' Performance on an Effective Writing Exam

Written Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 195-212

  Saunders, Paula ^a   Scialfa, Charles T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

effective university writing; writing assessment; writing instruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001197322     PISSN: 07410883     EISSN: 15528472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0741088303020002004     Document Type: Article

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