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Ellison, Mark; Drew, Christopher – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2020
There is a persistent "gender gap" in boys' literacy in the United Kingdom. This article reports on one technology-based intervention that may aid teachers in supporting boys to develop creativity within their writing. Boys from a Year 3 class used Minecraft -- a sandbox computer game -- to create virtual worlds that might help them to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Game Based Learning, Creativity, Males
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Dobson, Tom; Stephenson, Lisa; De Arede, Ana – English in Education, 2021
Literary criticism of children's literature asserts a one-directional view of power with the adult writer constructing the child reader. Using "aetonormativity"-- adult perceptions of normality -- this paper explores what happens when children co-construct publishable fiction. Our analysis of drama and creative writing workshops shows…
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Childrens Literature, Writing for Publication, Creative Writing
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Magnifico, Alecia Marie – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Hickey (2003), taking a "stridently sociocultural" position on motivation, notes that conceptualizations of motivation must shift to successfully study "motivation-in-context" (p. 401 ). This study represents an attempt to navigate such a shift. Rather than taking established understandings of achievement goals and motivation…
Descriptors: Motivation, Qualitative Research, Creative Writing, Interviews
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Frederiksen, Karen-Margrete, Ed.; Larsen, Sanne, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the EUROCALL society succeeded in holding the 28th EUROCALL conference, EUROCALL2020, on 20-21 August as an online, two-day gathering. The transition process required to make this happen was demanding and insightful for everyone involved, and, in many ways, a logical consequence of the core content and purpose of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Videoconferencing
Anderson, Cindy, Ed. – CompuKids, 1996
This document consists of the 1996 issues of CompuKids, a bimonthly publication designed to assist children and their parents and teachers in getting the most out of using computers. The publication includes descriptions of available software, tips on hardware, and adaptations for Macintosh and IBM/Windows products. Regular features include: (1)…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Writing, Computer Games, Computer Literacy