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When Competence and Confidence Are at Odds: A Cross-Country Examination of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Kajsa Yang Hansen; Cecilia Thorsen; Jelena Radišic; Francisco Peixoto; Anu Laine; Xin Liu – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Research has shown that some students who underperform in mathematics overestimate their performance, while others who excel in mathematics underestimate it. Looking at this mismatch of performance and confidence judgement--the Dunning-Kruger effect (DKE)--the current study investigates how well students' confidence judgement and item-specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competence, Elementary School Students, Self Esteem
"To Give Someone a Fish or Teach Them How to Fish?": Effects of a Self-Reflection Tool on Orthographic Performance in Portuguese Children
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Silva, Cristina; Peixoto, Francisco; Salvador, Liliana – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2021
Our aim was to assess the effect of a self-correction spelling tool based on orthographic revision procedures on third-grade children's orthographic performance. This tool consisted of grids displaying explicit contextual, phonological and morphological rules. Participants were 70 third-grade students, randomly assigned to an experimental (N = 35)…
Descriptors: Reflection, Instructional Effectiveness, Spelling Instruction, Error Correction
Assessing the Efficacy and Social Validity of "CriaTivo", a Curriculum-Based Intervention to Promote Self-Regulation of Writing in Portuguese Elementary Education
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Margarida Veiga-Simão, Ana; Oliveira, Sofia; Silva-Moreira, Janete; Itália Temudo, Maria – SAGE Open, 2022
Writing has a leading role in learning and, although elementary-school curricula emphasize the development of this complex skill, many students still struggle with their writing performance. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and social validity of CriaTivo, a curriculum-based intervention developed following a Response to Intervention model…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Elementary School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention
Written Language Bursts Mediate the Relationship between Transcription Skills and Writing Performance
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Limpo, Teresa; Alves, Rui A. – Written Communication, 2017
It is established that transcription skills (handwriting and spelling) constrain children's writing. Yet, little is known about the mechanism underlying this relationship. This study examined the mediating role of bursts and pauses on the link between transcription skills and writing fluency or text quality. For that, 174 second graders did the…
Descriptors: Written Language, Handwriting, Spelling, Writing Skills
The Impact of Promoting Transcription on Early Text Production: Effects on Bursts and Pauses, Levels of Written Language, and Writing Performance
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Alves, Rui A.; Limpo, Teresa; Fidalgo, Raquel; Carvalhais, Lénia; Pereira, Luísa Álvares; Castro, São Luís – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2016
Writing development seems heavily dependent upon the automatization of transcription. This study aimed to further investigate the link between transcription and writing by examining the effects of promoting handwriting and spelling skills on a comprehensive set of writing measures (viz., bursts and pauses, levels of written language, and writing…
Descriptors: Transcripts (Written Records), Writing (Composition), Writing Processes, Writing Instruction