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Camacho, Ana; Alves, Rui A.; De Smedt, Fien; Van Keer, Hilde; Boscolo, Pietro – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Background: Writing is a particularly demanding activity, which poses unique motivational challenges for students. Despite the wealth of research on the relation between writing motivation and writing performance, little is known about the role of students' writing frequency in writing motivation and writing performance. Aims: We aimed to: (1)…
Descriptors: Correlation, Writing Attitudes, Motivation, Behavior Patterns
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Boscolo, Pietro; Gelati, Carmen; Galvan, Nicoletta – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2012
We carried out an experimental study with 2 groups of fourth graders through 10 weekly workshops of 90 min each. The experimental group consisted of 66 fourth graders (male = 26, female = 40), the control group consisted of 48 fourth graders (male = 23, female = 25), and both groups included less skilled and skilled writers. The experimental group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Experimental Groups