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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"writing abilities"”.
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A Holistic Comparison of the Writing Abilities of First-Grade Students who Attended Either Full-Day or Half-Day Kindergarten
… have been conducted to assess and compare writing proficiency of full-day and half-day students. The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in the writing scores of first grade students who attended either a full-day or half-day kindergarten program the previous year. …
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An evaluation of the writing abilities of entry-level public relations practitioners and the industry demand to effectively write for new media
… investigation were to (a) evaluate the current writing abilities of entry-level public relations practitioners (b) determine the industry's demand to effectively write for new media and (c) identify educator's perceptions of entry-level public relations practitioners' writing abilities and …
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The Role Of Scaffolding In Providing The Kinds Of Metacognition That May Help More Able Key Stage 3 Pupils Develop Their Writing Abilities
… help more able Key Stage 3 pupils develop their writing abilities. In Phase 1 I found that my more able pupils needed structured support to help them develop their metacognition and apply it to writing. In Phase 2, aided by a clearer conception of metacognition as comprising metacognitive …
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A Validation Study of a Writing Skills Test for Police Recruit Applicants
… of a direct test of higher-order and lower-order writing abilities needed for police report writing. This test was specifically designed to address report writing deficiencies experienced by police in the training academy. Descriptive statistics were examined, and relationships between this test …
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Faculty Interests - Faculty Needs: Creating Meaningful Critical Thinking Training
… students improve their critical thinking and writing abilities is a challenge for university instructors. Although they are experts in their specific disciplines, most of them struggle when it comes to developing appropriate and successful critical thinking activities for their students. They …
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An Investigation into the Relationship of Grammatical Judgments to Written Composition
… of this study were four: (1) to measure the writing abilities in a group of subjects; (2) to measure the willingness of those subjects to accept certain sentence-like utterances as grammatical--their grammatical judgments; (3) to determine whether the subjects' acceptance of those utterances …
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Developing First Year ESL Undergraduates’ Source-based Writing Skills
Source-based writing is the most common genre of academic writing in higher education. It is a complex writing task encompassing the synergistic utilisation of reading, writing, and higher order thinking skills. Many students struggle to meet the demands and requirements of tertiary level writing …
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Best Practice: Bringing the Elements of Effective Practice to the College Writing Classroom
<p>Studies of college writing students suggest that many students associate writing ability with innate talent rather than sustained, deliberate practice. As a result, these students may lack the motivation to improve their writing abilities, leading to a vicious cycle in which they come to …
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Investigating the Impact of a Mentor Text Inquiry Approach to Narrative Writing Instruction on Attitude, Self-Efficacy, and Writing Processes of Fourth Grade Students in an Urban Elementary School
Writing in its many forms, is the signature means of communication in the 21st century. Writing is also arguably the most complex and difficult challenge facing all students in school. The purpose of this study was to monitor the narrative writing performance of urban students who received explicit …
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What happens when writing notebooks are used in a first grade classroom?
… study was to investigate what happened when writing notebooks are implemented in a first-grade regular education classroom. Writing notebooks were used along with the Writer's Workshop curriculum in which students learned how to revise, edit, and use professional literature as examples for …
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Self-Discovery Journals in the College Composition Classroom
What is it that makes writing so enjoyable to some people, and such a troublesome task to others? What, if anything, can teachers of composition do to promote an enthusiasm for writing? As I have found examination of my past experiences a key to answering these questions, I am persuaded that the …
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Metacognitive strategies and academic perfomance among children with learning problems
… cognitive and metacognitive strategies and test writing abilities sub-tests of the MLPQ were indicated. The results clearly indicated that training in metacognitive strategies coincided with an increase in academic performance. The broader implications and limitations of the study are discussed.
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The effects of writing ability and mode of discourse on cognitive capacity engagement
In this study, the effects of writing ability and mode of discourse of cognitive capacity engagement were investigated. Sixty-three college freshmen of varying writing abilities (basic, average, and honors) were randomly assigned to experimental treatments (descriptive writing, narrative writing, …
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Nature and prevalence of writing difficulties among learners at fourth grade: A case of selected Primary Schools in Lusaka District of Zambia
… was to determine the nature and prevalence of writing difficulties among learners at fourth grade, in four selected primary schools in Lusaka district. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study, and the study employed both quantitative and qualitative research methods to …
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Nature and prevalence of writing difficulties among learners at fourth grade: A case of selected Primary Schools in Lusaka District of Zambia
… was to determine the nature and prevalence of writing difficulties among learners at fourth grade, in four selected primary schools in Lusaka district. A descriptive survey research design was used in the study, and the study employed both quantitative and qualitative research methods to …
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Examining How Novices, Apprenticing Experts, and Disciplinary Experts Approach Reading Academic Texts
… are often unprepared for college-level reading, writing, and discourse. It is important to understand how various instructional practices affect students’ reading and writing abilities. The purpose of this study was to explore how reading and writing instruction grounded in a sociocognitive and …
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A qualitative analysis of reflection in undergraduate and graduate programs
… and life experience, and improve students' writing abilities. Based on the results ofthe study the implications ofreflection for the undergraduate and graduate classroom and for further research are provided.
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Construct Validation of an Integrated, Process-Oriented, and Computerized English for Academic Purposes (Eap) Placement Test: A Mixed Method Approach
… with the TOEFL listening, the TOEFL essay writing, and the GRE analytical writing sections. The CEEPT measures different abilities than do the quantitative and analytical sections of the GRE, as indicated by insignificant and low correlation coefficients. Third, the CEEPT elicited test …
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Changes in Student Proving Skills and Attitudes Following a Cooperative Learning Seminar
… sets can help students develop their proof writing abilities. Additionally, because the content area of the assessments (number theory) and seminar problem sets (functions) were distinct, the demonstrated improvement of the seminar participants supports the hypothesis that some proof skills …
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Exploring grade 10 isizulu home language teachers’ strategies when teaching isizulu novels in the Pinetown District
… and textbooks will develop learners’ reading and writing abilities. In addition, a review of post provisioning norms for teachers is also necessary as this presently impacts negatively on the schools situated in the rural areas, where teachers have to be redeployed to other schools. This is …
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