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Direct linkKatherine Marsh – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation study investigated the comparability of reading comprehension of narrative and persuasive text by applying a convergent parallel mixed method design. Participants were middle school students (Grades 6 - 8, N=6). The purpose of the study was to address a gap in reading comprehension research about how students comprehend narrative…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Persuasive Discourse, Grade 6, Grade 7
Peer reviewedCamacho, Ana; Alves, Rui A.; De Smedt, Fien; Van Keer, Hilde; Boscolo, Pietro – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Background: Writing is a particularly demanding activity, which poses unique motivational challenges for students. Despite the wealth of research on the relation between writing motivation and writing performance, little is known about the role of students' writing frequency in writing motivation and writing performance. Aims: We aimed to: (1)…
Descriptors: Correlation, Writing Attitudes, Motivation, Behavior Patterns
Beers, Scott F.; Nagy, William E. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2009
This study examined the relationship of different measures of syntactic complexity with rated quality for two genres of text produced by middle school students. It was hypothesized that different measures would be associated with distinct aspects of syntactic complexity; words per clause with greater use of structures more typical of expository…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Syntax, Essays, Grade 7
