JOURNAL ARTICLE

COLLABORATIVE PEER WRITING GROUPS

Catharine R. WhittakerSpencer J. Salend

Year: 1991 Journal:   Journal of Reading Writing and Learning Disabilities International Vol: 7 (2)Pages: 125-136   Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Abstract

Recently educators have recognized the value of teaching writing by using collaborative peer writing groups. This article describes a variety of collaborative writing strategies teachers can employ within the four subprocesses of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, and publishing. Guidelines for teaching peers to work collaboratively also are presented.

Keywords:
Prewriting Collaborative writing Variety (cybernetics) Publishing Value (mathematics) Computer science Peer evaluation Mathematics education Peer feedback Pedagogy Teaching method Psychology Cooperative learning Higher education Art Political science Literature

Metrics

5
Cited By
1.34
FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact)
31
Refs
0.87
Citation Normalized Percentile
Is in top 1%
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Topics

Writing and Handwriting Education
Social Sciences →  Social Sciences →  Education
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Developmental and Educational Psychology
Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Social Sciences →  Arts and Humanities →  Literature and Literary Theory

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