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Kiymaz, Mustafa Said; Doyumgaç, Ibrahim – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2020
The present study aimed to identify and classify the consistency problems in the texts written by middle school 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and to determine their textual levels. In the study, numerical data were also used within the context of descriptive analysis design, a qualitative research method. The study group included 5th, 6th,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Story Telling, Descriptive Writing, Reliability
Nair, Subadrah Madhawa; Sanai, Mogana – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2018
Students' ESL writing skills in general are not at a desirable level. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of utilizing the STAD [Student Team Achievement Division] method to enhance descriptive writing skills among students in an international school in Selangor, Malaysia. This study employed an action research design.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Descriptive Writing, Writing Skills
Attali, Yigal; Powers, Don – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
This report describes the development of grade norms for timed-writing performance in two modes of writing: persuasive and descriptive. These norms are based on objective and automatically computed measures of writing quality in grammar, usage, mechanics, style, vocabulary, organization, and development. These measures are also used in the…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 10
Peterson, Shelley; Childs, Ruth; Kennedy, Kerrie – Assessing Writing, 2004
This study examined the possible gender differences in teachers' scoring and written feedback on two narrative and two persuasive writing samples sent to 108 grade six teachers throughout one Canadian province. Participating teachers read a narrative and a persuasive piece of writing from one boy, and a narrative and persuasive piece written by…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Writing Evaluation, Females, Scoring