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Sunseri, Anita B.; Sunseri, Mary Anne – CATESOL Journal, 2019
Many students, especially English language learners (ELLs), struggle when they write. This study examined the various writing strategies 3 Spanish-speaking bilingual student teachers used to help their elementary school ELL students write. This was a case study that looked at how these student teachers used their primary language, among other…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Writing Strategies, Bilingual Students, Student Teachers
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Gardner, Susan A.; Salto, Lorena M.; Riggs, Matt L.; Casiano, Carlos A.; De Leon, Marino – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
Writing is a critical skill for graduate students, but few studies in the literature describe how it is supported in the training of biomedical graduate students. The Initiative for Maximizing Student Development program at Loma Linda University aims to develop this important skill in its students through an integrated, structured writing…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Medical Students, Biomedicine, Writing Skills
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Conefrey, Theresa – International Journal of ePortfolio, 2017
Although an increasing number of first-generation students are beginning tertiary education, many are not completing their degrees. In an attempt to improve retention and graduation rates, learning communities responsive to the unique needs of first-generation students are becoming more common. This paper explores the implementation of ePortfolios…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Program Implementation, Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials)
Moberg, Eric Michael; Kobylarz, Philip – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the intersection between and among creativity, cognition, composition, and community. Researchers studied hundreds of adult students from several California community colleges and private universities by means of surveys, observations, and interviews to augment an extensive historical literature review.…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Cognitive Processes, Creativity, Community
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Bleicher, Robert E.; Correia, Manuel G. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2011
This study examines a "small moments" writing strategy to nurture reflection in undergraduate college students participating in a course-based service-learning activity. Using grounded theory methodology to analyze reflection journal entries, the authors identified themes that indicate that, by writing "small moments"…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Writing Strategies, Reflection, Service Learning
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Tseng, Chi-Chih – CATESOL Journal, 2014
This article reports on a qualitative case study that explored the literacy and disciplinary experiences of 4 Taiwanese/Chinese students learning to write in a US graduate TESOL program. A combination of writing research methods was employed--case study techniques of interview and document collection, combined with discourse and text analysis of…
Descriptors: Literacy, Asians, Graduate Students, English (Second Language)