Aluminum Project # 1
by Dr. Ed Vavra, Pennsylvania College of Technology

Introduction

Hunt's Aluminum Study -- Pluses and Minuses
Competence vs. Performance (and Effects on Statistics)
Objectives

Procedures

Data Collection
Counting, Coding, and Crunching the Data
Analysis
Description of the List of Students' Versions
List of Students' Versions

Discussion

Idea Units
A Note on "Formulas"
Words per Main Clause
% of Words in Prepositional Phrases
Passive Verbs
Compounding
Main Clauses
Subjects
Finite Verbs
Complements
Subordinate Clauses
Number and Length of
Embedded Level
Types and Branching of
Verbals
Infinitives
Gerunds
Gerundives
Other Constructions
Appositives
Noun Absolutes
Post-Positioned Adjectives
Other
Incomplete Revisions
Conclusions
Descriptive Validity
Observations on Natural Language Development
Implications for Teaching
Recommendations for Further Research
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Alabama and Kearsarge
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