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Title	An investigation into the concept of paragraph awareness and its implications for the teaching of composition
Author	Anderson, James Glenn, 1950-
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1981. Education
Date	1981
Pagination	vi, 84 leaves
Subject	English language--Paragraphs; Written communication--Study and teaching (Secondary); English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Secondary);
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Notes	Bibliography : leaves [72]-78. QEII has photocopy.
Abstract	The purposes of this study were as follows: to provide an exhaustive review of the literature dealing with the notion of paragraph; to determine whether selected grade nine students were sufficiently cognizant of the concept of paragraph to be able to differentiate between units of print which were paragraphs and units of print which were not paragraphs; and to provide suggestions dealing with curriculum and instruction of the paragraph. -- The subjects for this study were 331 grade nine students from four high schools in Newfoundland. The schools are located in four distinct geographical regions of the province. -- A ten-item test was administered to the subjects. The test was comprised of five items that were paragraphs and five items that were non-paragraphs. -- The results suggested that, in general, the subjects could not differentiate between paragraph and non-paragraph items. This inability was interpreted as reflecting a lack of knowledge on the part of the subjects as to what a paragraph is. -- Recommendations for teacher training programs, curriculum and instruction modifications, and further research were proposed.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75162622
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(15.08 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Anderson_JamesGlenn.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	293528.cpd