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Alyson Collins; Stephen Ciullo; Steve Graham; Joong won Lee – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background/Context: Many students in the United States need access to effective writing instruction, with some requiring intensive intervention. Results from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) in writing over the past 25 years revealed that most students in the U.S. have yet to attain a proficient level of written expression…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Writing Instruction, Elementary School Students, Intervention
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Fan, Cheng-Yu; Chen, Gwo-Dong – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
Evidence indicates that graphic organizers, such as concept maps and argument maps, could help students develop a stronger argumentation ability and build effective argumentative structures. In this study, we designed a computer-aided argumentative essay writing system to assist students in learning structures of argumentation and in enhancing…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Persuasive Discourse, Essays, Writing Improvement
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Bai, Barry; Wang, Jing; Zhou, Huixuan – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
The present study reports on the effects of a self-regulated (SRL) writing strategy-based intervention supported with e-learning tools on SRL strategy use in English writing with 468 Hong Kong primary school students. The changes to the students' motivation in English writing, and their e-learning acceptance were also measured. The study adopted a…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Writing Instruction, Elementary School Students, Intervention
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Nobel, Kerstin; Grünke, Matthias – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2020
Most students who struggle with writing have particular trouble with planning a text. They do not find themselves sufficiently able to generate content and organize the ideas they wish to address into a coherent order. STOP & LIST is a well-proven strategy that has the potential to help students mold an internal representation of the text in…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Writing Skills, Writing (Composition)
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Lan, Yu-Ju; Sung, Yao-Ting; Cheng, Chia-Chun; Chang, Kuo-En – Language Learning & Technology, 2015
The current study investigated the effects of different computer-supported cooperative prewriting strategies (text-based brainstorming, drawing, and mind mapping) on the writing performance of elementary-school EFL (English as a foreign language) learners in Taiwan. Three intact classes of fifth graders (N = 81 students; 27 per prewriting strategy…
Descriptors: Prewriting, Writing Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Pennington, Robert C.; Ault, Melinda Jones; Schuster, John W.; Sanders, Ann – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2011
In the current study, the researchers evaluated the effects of simultaneous prompting and computer-assisted instruction on the story-writing responses of 3 males with autism, 7 to 10 ears of age. Classroom teachers conducted all probe and training sessions. The researchers used a multiple baseline across participants design to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Prompting, Training, Writing Skills, Teaching Methods
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
This document presents the proceedings of the Annual Research Forum. Included herein are the following 29 studies: (1) What Factors Influence Algebra 1 Students' Attitudes toward Math? (Elizabeth A. Allen); (2) Low-Income Student and Teacher Impressions of Kagan Cooperative Learning (Andrea Anderson); (3) Developing and Implementing an Articulated…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Oral Reading, Writing Strategies