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Breno B. Silva; Katarzyna Kutylowska; Agnieszka Otwinowska – Language Teaching Research, 2024
The involvement load hypothesis (ILH), which predicts the lexical learning potential of tasks, assumes that writing sentences (SW) and compositions (CW) using novel target words (TWs) lead to similar lexical gains. However, research on the issue is scarce and contradictory. One possibility is that the higher cognitive load of CW hinders learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Writing Assignments, Writing (Composition)
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Guimaraes, Sofia – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
Learning to write is a complex process involving linguistic, cognitive, and socio-emotional factors. From a developmental perspective, little research has explored the content of young children's writings in terms of specific cognitive skills such as Theory of Mind (TOM). This study explores how young children's writing may foster representations…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Theory of Mind, Young Children, Cognitive Processes
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Jiuliang Li – Language Education & Assessment, 2023
While self-regulated learning (SRL) has been studied in various disciplines, insufficient attention has been paid to how formative assessment/assessment for learning (AfL) promotes students' SRL in learning English as foreign language (EFL) context. The present study attempted to address the gap. Forty four non-English majors in the second year of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Cetin, Didem; Egilmez, Nigar Ipek; Coskun, Mustafa Volkan – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2018
The purpose of the current study is to determine the pre-service Turkish language teachers' level of using thinking development techniques while writing informative texts. In the study, descriptive analysis-based qualitative method was employed. The study group determined by means of purposive sampling method is comprised of a total of 33…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Language Teachers, Turkish
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Silby, Alison; Watts, Mike – British Educational Research Journal, 2015
A key highlight of this study is generating evidence of children "making aware the unaware", making tacit knowledge explicit. The research explores the levels of awareness in thinking used by eight 7-8 year-old children when engaged in school-based genre writing tasks. The focus is on analysing children's awareness of their thought…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Metacognition, Young Children, Protocol Analysis
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Fan, Yu Shu – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Thinking Maps is a language of eight visual patterns, each based on a fundamental thought process, designed by Dr. David N. Hyerle. The visual patterns are based on cognitive skills and applied in all content areas. Not only are they used in different combinations for depth and complexity, but are also used by all members in the school community.…
Descriptors: Maps, Visual Stimuli, Elementary School Students, Writing Instruction
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Rostamian, Morteza; Fazilatfar, Ali Mohammad; Jabbari, Ali Akbar – Language Teaching Research, 2018
This article reports on a study in which stimulated recall data and quantitative measures of complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF) were used to address three interconnected questions in different planning conditions: (1) how learners share their limited attentional capacity with different cognitive processes of 'planner/proposer', 'translator'…
Descriptors: Time Management, Cognitive Processes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Widjaja, Wanty – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014
Engaging children in justifying, forming conjectures and generalising is critical to develop their mathematical reasoning. Previous studies have revealed limited opportunities for primary school children to justify their thinking, form conjectures and generalise in mathematics lessons. Forms of justification of Year 3/4 children from three schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Generalization
DerKhachadourian, Liza – Online Submission, 2019
Many university undergraduates consider writing assignments an overwhelming requirement. Traditional instructions rarely provide students with clear directions of how to use the Internet to search for authentic material and complete a task. The aim of this study was to scaffold the competence of EFL university students in writing an informative…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Skaar, Håvard – Literacy, 2015
In recent years, plagiarism has been on the increase across the Western world. This article identifies Internet access as a contributory cause of this trend and addresses the implications of readily available Internet sources for the teaching and assessment of writing in schools. The basis for the article is a previous study showing a wide…
Descriptors: Internet, Plagiarism, Ethics, Cheating
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Ahlholm, Maria; Grünthal, Satu; Harjunen, Elina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
On the basis of one teaching project carried out in a school, this article discusses collaborative writing in wiki platforms. It aims to find out what wiki reveals about pupils' knowledge construction, creation, and division and their collaborative writing skills. In this project, wiki is treated as a useful tool for analyzing these processes…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Collaborative Writing, Writing Skills
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Xu, Cuiqin; Qi, Yan – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
Using computer keystroke logs, this study investigated how writing skill affected L2 writers' pausing patterns to gain insights into their management of the cognitive writing processes. The 59 participants, 29 in the more-skilled group and 30 in the less-skilled group, were recruited from a college English course at a key Chinese university. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Writing Instruction, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Kurt, Hakan; Ekici, Gulay; Aktas, Murat; Aksu, Ozlem – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The purpose of the current study is to determine biology student teachers' cognitive structures on the concept of microscope. Qualitative research methodology has been applied in the study. The data were collected from biology student teachers. Free word association test and drawing-writing test were used to collect data. The data collected were…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Biology, Science Teachers, Scientific Concepts
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Luce-Kapler, Rebecca; Catlin, Susan; Sumara, Dennis; Kocher, Philomene – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2011
In this paper, the authors investigate the enduring power of voice as a concept in writing pedagogy. They argue that one can benefit from considering Elbow's assertion that both text and voice be considered as important aspects of written discourse. In particular, voice is a powerful metaphor for the material, social and historical nature of…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Writing Skills, Cognitive Processes, Authors
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Myhill, Debra – British Educational Research Journal, 2009
This article reports on an Economic and Social Research Council-funded study into secondary-aged writers' compositional processes, both as observed in a naturalistic classroom setting and as gathered through post hoc reflections. The sample comprised 38 children drawn from Year 9 and Year 11 who were observed, using an annotated timeline,…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, Time Factors (Learning), Writing (Composition), Writing Processes
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