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Direct linkAitken, A. Angelique; Graham, Steve; McNeish, Daniel – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Many educators assume that choice in writing leads to better writing outcomes; however, there are few studies to support this belief. In the present study, we examined the effects of choice and preference on writing quality with college students. The students wrote two argumentative essays on controversial topics in special education. For the…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Student Motivation, Preferences, Persuasive Discourse
Hsiang, Tien Ping; Graham, Steve; Wong, Ping Man – Reading Research Quarterly, 2018
A random sample of 1,313 grades 7-9 Chinese language arts teachers in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taipei were surveyed about their instructional writing practices. When asked about their college, inservice, and personal preparation, three out of four teachers indicated that they were poorly prepared to teach writing. They were slightly…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Chinese, Sociocultural Patterns, Foreign Countries
MacArthur, Charles A.; Philippakos, Zoi A.; Graham, Steve – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate a measure of motivation for use with basic college writers that would measure self-efficacy, achievement goals, beliefs, and affect. As part of a design research project on curriculum for community college developmental writing classes, 133 students in 11 classes completed the motivation…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Instruction, Student Motivation, Evaluation Methods
