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Wicki, Werner; Hurschler Lichtsteiner, Sibylle – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2018
Although fluency and automaticity of handwriting have been recognized as important research topics for 30 years, empirical data on respective developmental courses among typically developing children as well as clinical samples have remained very limited. To fill this gap, this study investigates the development of handwriting automaticity…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Psychomotor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Kindergarten
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R., Mantasiah; Yusri; Jufri – TESOL International Journal, 2018
The purpose of this study was to develop an English grammar teaching material for Indonesian learner with a linguistics approach consisting of error and contrastive analysis. This was a research and development study which applied five steps: 1) analysis, 2) design, 3) development, 4) implementation and 5) evaluation. Some experts were involved in…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Pretests Posttests, Linguistic Theory
Gallagher, Kelly – Educational Leadership, 2017
Kelly Gallagher writes that "wide swaths of students are not developing their writing skills--skills we know to be foundational to their literate lives." In this article, he explains how school districts can go about developing students' writing skills in all content-area classrooms. He highlights five reasons why students should write…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Content Area Writing, Writing Across the Curriculum
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Cosgun, Gulcin; Hasirci, Bahar – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
This paper reports on an investigation of Turkish English-medium university students' perceptions of the change in their language ability and difference between students' level of English proficiency when they start their departmental studies and in their 4th semester and onwards based on their proficiency exam scores. Results revealed that 1)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Language of Instruction
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Shi, Yongming; Liu, Xinghua – TESOL International Journal, 2016
In China, memorizing model texts from various sources including textbooks and other reference books is usually considered a legitimate learning practice by both teachers and students, especially when the students are preparing for high-stakes language tests, such as IELTS (International English Language Testing System). However, very little…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning
Square-Miller, Rhoshanda – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of a writing intervention on the writing and reading achievement of middle school students. Specifically, this study was concerned with 6th grade students who were exposed to a writing intervention and those 6th grade students who were not exposed to a writing intervention with regards to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Writing Achievement, Reading Achievement, Intervention
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Harmey, Sinéad J.; Rodgers, Emily M. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2017
We used mixed methods to examine differences in the early writing development of children, identified as at risk of literacy difficulties, in the context of Reading Recovery (RR). From an extant dataset of 24 children, we identified those who made fast progress (n = 6) and those who did not (n = 8). We studied change over time in the sources of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Emergent Literacy, Writing Skills
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Li, Zhi; Feng, Hui-Hsien; Saricaoglu, Aysel – CALICO Journal, 2017
This classroom-based study employs a mixed-methods approach to exploring both short-term and long-term effects of Criterion feedback on ESL students' development of grammatical accuracy. The results of multilevel growth modeling indicate that Criterion feedback helps students in both intermediate-high and advanced-low levels reduce errors in eight…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Criterion Referenced Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Writing Tests
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Mo, Ya; Troia, Gary A. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
This study examines the relationship between students' demographic background and their experiences with writing at school, the alignment between state and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) direct writing assessments, and students' NAEP writing performance. The study utilizes primary data collection via content analysis of writing…
Descriptors: Prediction, National Competency Tests, Gender Differences, Ethnicity
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Revesz, Andrea; Michel, Marije; Lee, Minjin – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
This study investigated the cognitive processes underlying pauses at different textual locations (e.g., within/between words) and various levels of revision (e.g., below word/clause). We used stimulated recall, keystroke logging, and eye-tracking methodology in combination to examine pausing and revision behaviors. Thirty advanced Chinese L2 users…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Revision (Written Composition), English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Zabihi, Reza – Written Communication, 2018
This study investigates the direct and/or indirect effects of some cognitive (working memory capacity) and affective (writing anxiety and writing self-efficacy) variables on the complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) of second language (L2) learners' writings. To achieve this goal, 232 upper-intermediate English learners performed an automated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Writing Achievement, Writing Tests, Cognitive Ability
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Nair, Subadrah Madhawa; Hui, Liang Lok – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2018
The first objective of this study is to identify the types of errors made by students in their ESL writing. The second objective is to compare the types of errors (overall, spelling, mechanics, grammar, coherence, sentence structure and lexical) in descriptive writing, according to gender. The third objective is to explore an ESL teacher?s views…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spelling
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Dinnes, Carly; Hux, Karen – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2018
Written expression is a high-level language process susceptible to impairment given mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI); however, minimal research exists about assessing or treating this aspect of language performance. This study's purpose was to determine the effect of a multicomponent intervention on the written expression of an undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing Instruction, Intervention, Head Injuries
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Escamilla, Kathy; Butvilofsky, Sandra; Hopewell, Susan – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2018
Recent analyses of wide-scale writing assessment outcomes indicate that English writing achievement for fourth- and fifth-grade emerging bilingual learners continues to be an area of great concern. Utilizing the theory of holistic bilingualism and a mixed methods design, this study examines the writing skills of 44 emerging bilingual fourth and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spanish, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Burstein, Jill; Elliot, Norbert; Molloy, Hillary – CALICO Journal, 2016
Genre serves as a useful lens to investigate the range of evidence derived from automated writing evaluation (AWE). To support construct-relevant systems used for writing instruction and assessment, two investigations were conducted that focused on postsecondary writing requirements and faculty perceptions of student writing proficiency. Survey…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Writing Tests
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