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Direct linkFox, Janice M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In an "ex post facto" causal-comparative research design, this study investigated the effectiveness of a formative writing assessment program, Write Score, on increasing student writing achievement. Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) reading language arts and writing scores from 2012 were utilized for this study. The…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Writing Evaluation, Writing Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Nelson, Kathryn Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study investigated the effects that critical literacy instruction had on comprehension in a seventh grade reading class. Numerous studies have examined critical literacy instruction in the classroom, as well as effective methods of comprehension instruction; however, few studies have combined these two lines of inquiry. Therefore, the purpose…
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Grade 7
Nobles, Selah – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In an urban K-8 school, standardized assessment scores in writing declined 27% from the year 2007 to the year 2010. The scores indicated that the percentage of students scoring proficient or above in writing declined, while the population demographics remained stable. The purpose of this study was to examine elementary writing teachers'…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Writing Teachers, Writing Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
Sullivan, Janet Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A study of the implementation of boy-friendly strategies for teaching writing was conducted in order to determine if the strategies would improve the writing achievement of fifth grade boys, thereby narrowing the gender achievement gap in writing. The strategies were categorized in four modalities: self-efficacy, perception/attitude, performance,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Gender Differences, Males
Penner, Irene Suzanne – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The study investigated the effects of the Cognitive Level and Quality Writing Assessment (CLAQWA) rubric on the cognitive skill and writing skill growth of college freshmen. The participants (n = 107) were enrolled in a composition course at a Midwestern state university. The nonequivalent control group design used quantitative analysis with…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Freshmen, Writing (Composition), Writing Evaluation
Bell, Ethel L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Low scores of minority students who performed below the standard on the seventh-grade writing test of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), are the basis for this study, which examines the effectiveness of Saturday Title I classes in increasing student scores on the TAKS. The treatment of instructional intervention is delivered…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Minority Group Students, Scores, Student Improvement
