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Beard, Roger; Burrell, Andrew – Language and Education, 2010
Gender differences in the imaginative narrative and persuasive description writing of a sample of Year 5 (9- to 10-year-old) children were investigated using a standardised test and a repeat design, with the same tasks being undertaken a year later. The texts were analysed using test guidelines and genre-specific rating scales derived from the…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Rating Scales, Gender Differences, Imagination
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Howell, Beth – Gender and Education, 2008
The aim of the research project was to explore new ways in which we might evaluate boys' and girls' engagement and "performance" in English at Key Stage 3. This paper draws on recent theories regarding literacy, identity and gender and includes an analysis of short stories written by boys and girls aged 12- to 13-years-old. An…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Gender Issues, Creative Writing, Cultural Literacy