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Holland, Rochelle – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This explanatory case study researched the writing experiences of 11 community college students who differed subculturally and who were all part of the African diasporic community. The theoretical perspectives used for this study were Arthur Chickering's (1969) classical concept of academic competence and community dialect theory (Baxter &…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Educational Attainment, Academic Achievement, Black Dialects
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Lansiquot, Reneta – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2010
A three-month study examined how interactive iconography impacts social studies and promotes critical writing skills. Groups of three middle-school immigrant students constructed museum labels using "Scope Out", an experimental online revision tool that makes iconography interactive. This study included three comparison groups and one…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Computer Attitudes, Writing Skills, Immigrants