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Baker, Sally – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
The lament that "students can't write" remains loud and defiant, even after years of research pointing to the myriad factors that make students' writing challenging, particularly when they move into university. This paper reports on a longitudinal, ethnographic study which explored students' writing "in transition," from…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Ethnography, Literacy, Writing Achievement
Clark, Christina – National Literacy Trust, 2013
This report outlines findings that relate to writing, taken from the third annual literacy survey, which was conducted in November/December 2012. 34,910 young people aged 8 to 16 participated. Key findings include: (1) 44.1% of children and young people enjoy writing either "very much" or "quite a lot"; 14.8% of children and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Writing (Composition), Writing Ability