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Publication Date: 2005-Aug
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Cognitive Tools for Writing: Scaffolding the Performance of Students through Technology
Englert, Carol Sue; Wu, Xiuwen; Zhao, Yong
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, v20 n3 p184-198 Aug 2005
This study entailed the implementation and evaluation of a Web-based technology designed to support the writing performance of fourth- and fifth-grade students with learning disabilities (LD). The technology, Technology-Enhanced Learning Environments on the Web (TELE-Web), was implemented in a resource room setting involving 12 students with LD in the upper elementary grades. To evaluate the effects of the scaffolds on performance, students wrote personal news stories in three conditions: Scaffolded Personal News, Unscaffolded Personal News, and paper and pencil. The results revealed that the scaffolding condition significantly improved writing performance, particularly with respect to students' abilities to produce organized texts.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 4; Grade 5
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