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Schunk, Dale H.; Swartz, Carl W. – 1991
The influence of goal setting and progress feedback on self-efficacy and writing achievement was investigated for 60 fifth-grade children (33 girls and 27 boys) from three classes in two elementary schools. The sample included 37 White, 20 Black, two Hispanic American, and one Asian American students. The students received writing strategy…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Feedback
Dutro, Elizabeth; Kazemi, Elham; Balf, Ruth – Online Submission, 2004
This paper presents case studies of four students' experiences with writing in a fourth/fifth grade classroom. The paper focuses on the following questions: What is the relationship between children's social and intellectual identities and their successes or struggles in writing? How do writing instruction and assessments mediate that…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Student Experience, Grade 4, Grade 5
Lowther, Deborah L.; Ross, Steven M.; Morrison, Gary R. – 2001
The overall purpose of this evaluation study was to determine the effectiveness of providing 5th and 6th grade students in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools (WLCS) (Tennessee) with access to laptop computers with regard to classroom learning activities, technology usage, and writing achievement. The Laptop Program classrooms were equipped with…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Grade 5