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Jennifer Martinez; Daphne Greenberg; Cynthia Puranik; Jason Braasch; Charles MacArthur; Zoi Philippakos; Christine Miller – Grantee Submission, 2024
Motivational research identifies utility value, or the importance of a learning task to future goals, as central to motivation to learn. This study analyzed survey data (N=86) collected from adult literacy learners to examine their utility value of writing improvement in grammar and spelling skills, word processing skills, and planning, drafting,…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Skill Development, Adult Basic Education
Jennifer Martinez; Daphne Greenberg; Cynthia Puranik; Jason Lawrence Braasch; Zoi A. Traga Philippakos; Charles A. MacArthur; Christine Miller – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2024
Motivational research identifies utility value, or the importance of a learning task to future goals, as central to motivation to learn. This study analyzed survey data (N = 86) collected from adult literacy learners to examine their utility value of writing improvement in grammar and spelling skills, word processing skills, and planning,…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Skill Development, Adult Basic Education
Aladwan, Yaser – Educational Research and Reviews, 2021
The study aims to identify the effect of using word processor in teaching writing skill among secondary students in private schools in Jordan, clear out the differences in writing skill between the control group taught in the ordinary method and the experimental group taught using word processor. The study follows the descriptive and experimental…
Descriptors: Word Processing, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Secondary School Students
González-Cruz, Belén; Cerezo, Lourdes; Nicolás-Conesa, Florentina – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
This study compared the effects of computer-mediated (CM) versus pen-and-paper (P&P) writing on written accuracy and feedback processing in tasks written and rewritten collaboratively following a pedagogical treatment in two intact authentic classrooms. The study involved 32 secondary education low-proficiency English-as-a-foreign-language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Accuracy, Feedback (Response)
Kail, Michele; Kihlstedt, Maria; Bonnet, Philippe – Journal of Child Language, 2012
This study examined on-line processing of Swedish sentences in a grammaticality-judgement experiment within the framework of the Competition Model. Three age groups from 6 to 11 and an adult group were asked to detect grammatical violations as quickly as possible. Three factors concerning cue cost were studied: violation position (early vs. late),…
Descriptors: Sentences, Stimuli, Grammar, Linguistics
Graham, Steve; McKeown, Debra; Kiuhara, Sharlene; Harris, Karen R. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
In an effort to identify effective instructional practices for teaching writing to elementary grade students, we conducted a meta-analysis of the writing intervention literature, focusing our efforts on true and quasi-experiments. We located 115 documents that included the statistics for computing an effect size (ES). We calculated an average…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teaching Methods, Grammar, Meta Analysis
Alshaar, Awatif Abu; AbuSeileek, Ali Farhan – JALT CALL Journal, 2013
This study aims to investigate the effect of using concordances and word processors on EFL graduates' performance in academic writing. To achieve this aim, the subjects were asked to use linguistics corpora and word processors to correct their grammatical and spelling mistakes in their written papers in a course that lasted for sixteen weeks. The…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Semi Structured Interviews
Soiferman, L. Karen; Boyd, Karen; Straw, Stanley B. – Online Submission, 2010
Background: The need for improvement in writing instruction in schools is dependent on teachers being aware of evidence-based procedures in writing and implementing them on a regular basis in their classrooms. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the frequency with which teachers in Western Canada employed evidence-based procedures in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Collaborative Writing
Potter, Reva; Fuller, Dorothy – English Journal, 2008
Grammar checkers do not claim to teach grammar; they are tools to bring potential problems to the writer's attention. They also offer only formal and Standard English preferences, limiting the freer expression of some literary forms. Without guidance, students may misuse the checker, become frustrated, and feel discouraged. Users must be…
Descriptors: Standard Spoken Usage, Action Research, Grammar, English
Graham, Steve; Perin, Dolores – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
There is considerable concern that the majority of adolescents do not develop the competence in writing they need to be successful in school, the workplace, or their personal lives. A common explanation for why youngsters do not write well is that schools do not do a good job of teaching this complex skill. In an effort to identify effective…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grammar, Adolescents, Word Processing