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ERIC Document - ED054176 found in the ERIC Database

Document Type

Report

Keywords

College Curriculum; Comparative Analysis; Educational Research; English Instruction

Abstract

The research attempted to determine whether or not there was any difference between the scores of two groups of juniors; both of which had no freshman composition instruction; but one of which (Group 1) had composition instruction in the junior year and the other (Group 2) had not. Three measures; COOP; CEEB; and a theme; were administered at the end of the sophomore year and again at the time when Group 1 completed the course. Comparisons were made between scores of the two groups; of the males of each group; and of the females of each group. Results are: (1) There was no statistically significant difference in favor of Group 1 as measured by COOP; (2) There was a statistically significant difference in favor of the males in Group 1 over the males in Group 2 as measured by COOP; (3) The significant difference referred to in (1) above is due to the male group; (4) There was no significant difference between Group 1 and Group 2 as measured by CEEB and a theme. The results of this research are inconclusive so far as the value of a composition course at the junior year is concerned. (CK)

Department

Department of English Language and Literature

Original Publication Date

1970

Object Description

1 PDF file (28 pages)

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©1970 Ross M. Jewell, John Cowley, and Gerald Bisbey

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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