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Williams, Gareth J.; Larkin, Rebecca F.; Blaggan, Samarita – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Young children are often required to carry out writing tasks in an educational context. However, little is known about the patterns of writing skills that children with specific language impairment (CwSLI) have relative to their typically developing peers. Aims: To assess the written language skills of CwSLI and compare these with…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Written Language, Children, Matched Groups
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Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve – Annals of Dyslexia, 2013
By the upper elementary grades, writing becomes an essential tool both for learning and for showing what you know. Students who struggle significantly with writing are at a terrible disadvantage. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress indicate that only 25% of students can be classified as competent writers; students with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Writing (Composition), Writing Processes, Writing Ability
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Ahangari, Saeideh; Barghi, Ali Hamed – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
Almost no language test is void of grammar items, and the reason is probably the assumption that there exists a positive correlation between examinees' grammar knowledge and the actual demonstrable level of accuracy in communication. Meanwhile, examples abound where many examinees relatively do well on grammar knowledge tests despite failing to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Grammar
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Compton-Lilly, Catherine – Written Communication, 2014
Peter, an African American writer from a low-income community, is followed across a 10-year period as he progresses from first grade through high school. Drawing on writing samples and interviews, the author identifies a set of interrelated dispositions that contribute to his development of "habitus" as a writer. This article considers…
Descriptors: African American Students, Writing Ability, Personality, Longitudinal Studies
Meyer, Jamie; Weih, Timothy G. – Online Submission, 2013
This project focused on the creation of curriculum that would support writing development for emergent writers aged 5 to 7 years old. The research-base of the project explored how beginning writers can be scaffolded in their attempts to learn how to write. Past research was also examined to discover how emergent writers can be engaged in…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Young Children, Kindergarten, Beginning Writing
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Suwantarathip, Ornprapat; Wichadee, Saovapa – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
Google Docs, a free web-based version of Microsoft Word, offers collaborative features which can be used to facilitate collaborative writing in a foreign language classroom. The current study compared writing abilities of students who collaborated on writing assignments using Google Docs with those working in groups in a face-to-face classroom.…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, Collaborative Writing, Technology Uses in Education, Writing Assignments
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Britzman, Deborah P. – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2012
Freud asking whether psychoanalysis could be taught in the university, and then whether it could be learned, provides an occasion for asking about the emotional uses of theory. The paper draws from literature, clinical writing and pedagogy to build a psychoanalytic discussion of teaching and learning that takes seriously phantasies of knowledge…
Descriptors: Psychiatry, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Theories, Resistance to Change
Larson-Guenette, Julie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined L2 (German) awareness in intermediate American college learners of German through their judgments of 15 texts that had been authored by either native speakers (NS) or non-native speakers (NNS) or had been created through Web-Based Machine Translation (WBMT). The specific objectives sought to investigate: (a) how learners…
Descriptors: German, Written Language, Writing Ability, Second Languages
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Reimer, A. M.; Cox, R. F. A.; Nijhuis-Van der Sanden, M. W. G.; Boonstra, F. N. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
In this study we analysed the potential spin-off of magnifier training on the fine-motor skills of visually impaired children. The fine-motor skills of 4- and 5-year-old visually impaired children were assessed using the manual skills test for children (6-12 years) with a visual impairment (ManuVis) and movement assessment for children (Movement…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Program Effectiveness, Training, Psychomotor Skills
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
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Dryer, Dylan B. – Written Communication, 2013
This analysis of 83 scoring rubrics and grade definitions from writing programs at U.S. public research universities captures the current state of the struggle to define and measure specific writing traits, and it enables an induction of the underlying theoretical construct of "academic writing" present at these writing programs. Findings suggest…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Tests, Writing Evaluation, Scoring Rubrics
Himelfarb, Igor – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a test jointly administrated by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which is used to prepare high school students for the SAT, and as initial screening for numerous scholarships (Marini, Mattern, & Shaw, 2011). Previous research has…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Scores, Change, High School Students
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Rindermann, Heiner; Michou, Christina Dimitra; Thompson, James – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Verbal ability comprises receptive (understanding) and active (producing) facets. While the first (e.g. as literacy in PIRLS and PISA) is frequently analyzed in its relationship to further cognitive abilities and parental attributes the latter is rarely investigated. The present study using data from N=280 students aged 9 to 14 years investigated…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Childrens Writing, Writing Ability, Psychometrics
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Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza; Gangeraj, Atefeh Ardeshir; Alavi, Sahar Zahed – Current Issues in Education, 2013
Although the importance of reading in developing writing ability is undeniable, few competent readers in EFL contexts develop into competent writers. Since students are not aware that reading can assist them in writing, this study examined the effect of reciprocal teaching--which focuses on four reading comprehension strategies, namely…
Descriptors: Research Design, Reading Comprehension, Inferences, Reciprocal Teaching
Sieben, Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Using a social cognitive theory framework, this single-subject, correlational study examined to what extent writing self-regulation, writing efficacy, hope, and writing hope predicted first-year college students' writing abilities. Past research reveals that a large part of teaching students to be successful in completing writing tasks is related…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Writing Ability, Predictor Variables, Self Control
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