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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Writing Competency"”.
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Writing Apprehension and Writing Competency: Comparison between Whole Language Students and Skills Orientated Students
Previous research on writing competency and writing apprehension suggests that the lack of one (competency) increases the level of the other (apprehension). The same also seems to be true for the reverse—the greater the competency, the lower the apprehension. Yet, many questions still remain as to …
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The Writing Workshop : Eighth Grade Girls' Self-Reported Attitudes Toward Self-Concept, Self-Esteem, and Writing Competency
… were surveyed regarding attitudes toward the writing workshop experience in the fall of 1999 and the spring of 2000. Survey data, collected from forced-choice and open-ended items, included comparison to the American Association of University Women's (1990) study, attitudes related to the …
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Test Anxiety and Other Factors as Predictors of Outcome For an Undergraduate University's Examination of Writing Competency
… the need for research in test anxiety (TA). Writing apprehension, a subcategory of TA, may be of particular concern among students at all levels of education given the recent addition of writing assessments on the SAT and GRE tests.</p> <p>Very few recent studies have examined demographic …
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An analysis of the self-evaluation strategy of reading one's drafts aloud as an aid to revision : a multi-modal approach
… in any one of four sections of English 393 (Writing Competency Course) at Ball State University during the summer semester of 2003. These students had previously failed the Writing Competency Exam at Ball State; therefore, they had to complete English 393 successfully to fulfill Ball State's …
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Enhance school-based assessment practices in a grade 4 natural sciences and technology class at Amajuba district, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
… of learning and teaching (LoLT), reading and writing skills, lesson planning, pedagogical approaches utilised by teachers and school based moderation poses a challenge in the implementation of school based assessment. Data collected through the use of PAR was analysed using Critical Discourse …
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Translation versus direct composition. effects of first language on second language arab writers
… to investigate whether Arabic students when writing in their second language (English), compose best directly in the second language or compose best in their first language and hen translate in their second language. This study of English and Arabic compositions written by 60 native Arabic …