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Legutko, Robert S.; Trissler, Theodore T. – Current Issues in Education, 2012
This study investigated effects of background music on writing performance of nine 6th grade students with learning disabilities at one suburban public elementary school in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. A single-subject A-B-A design was utilized, and results from graded writing prompts with and without background music over 21…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Music, Learning Disabilities, Writing Ability
Shermis, Mark D.; Garvan, Cynthia Wilson; Diao, Yanbo – Online Submission, 2008
This study was an expanded replication of an earlier endeavor (Shermis, Burstein, & Bliss, 2004) to document the writing outcomes associated with automated essay scoring. The focus of the current study was on determining whether exposure to multiple writing prompts facilitated writing production variables (Essay Score, Essay Length, and Number…
Descriptors: Scoring, Essays, Grade 8, Grade 6