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Pervaiz Yaseeni; Fahim Rahimi; Fareed Sahil – Journal of Research Initiatives, 2024
Academic writing is a salient skill for medical students all over the world. Academic writing starts with composing effective paragraphs, laying the foundation for students' advancement in writing during college. This study investigated common mistakes in English paragraph writing committed by the first-year medical students of the Medicine…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Students, Paragraph Composition, Scores
Hochman, Judith C.; Vroom, Toni-Ann; Zoleo, Dina – American Educator, 2023
Writing can improve children's speaking, boost their reading comprehension, build their knowledge, and elevate their thinking. However a reason it may be hard to learn is that without explicit writing instruction, children often write the way they speak. From elementary through high school, many children answer questions with little elaboration.…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Instruction, Thinking Skills, Communication Skills
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Tiryaki, Esra Nur; Bi?can, Gülsat – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2021
It is observed that individuals have problems in written expression in the Turkish education system, and a permanent solution can not be developed to solve these problems. Therefore, the primary objective of this research is to determine the problems of prospective Turkish teachers in paragraph creation. This research was carried out in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Writing Skills, Paragraph Composition
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Firstya Evi Dianastiti; Sarwiji Suwandi; Budhi Setiawan – International Journal of Language Education, 2024
The purpose of this research is to describe the challenges and factors causing difficulties of deaf students in mastering writing skills at inclusive universities in Indonesia. This research is focused in Central Java province because of the more universities are considered as inclusive universities. This research was conducted in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Deafness, Writing Skills
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Derek B. Rodgers; Amanda M. Kern; Jeremy W. Ford; Michael Crawford; Mali Sawyer – Exceptionality, 2024
Students with dyslexia often struggle with developing text-writing skills at the paragraph level. However, the literature is filled with examples of how explicit instruction paired with time-based feedback can be used to improve such skills for students with a variety of disabilities. Examples from the literature have demonstrated positive effects…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Paragraph Composition, Intervention, Dyslexia
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Devotha Msuya; Jafari Abdala – Discover Education, 2025
This study investigated teachers' classroom practices in teaching English writing skills through competence-based language teaching among secondary students in the Mtama district. It aimed to identify teachers' instructional strategies and explore the challenges faced in ordinary-level classrooms. Employing a qualitative case study design, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Secondary School Students
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Allagui, Besma – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2021
Augmented reality (AR) is a new technology that consists in mixing virtual and real information. Although several studies have assessed the use of AR in various educational contexts, few contributions have examined its potential impact on students' writing performance. The current study evaluates the use of AR in a university setting by comparing…
Descriptors: Paragraph Composition, Writing Skills, Writing Attitudes, Writing Instruction
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Sheila Windle; Leanne Johnny; Valerie Smith – TESL Canada Journal, 2024
This article reports the findings of a small-scale qualitative study aimed at exploring the academic experiences of college students (n = 11) who had previously engaged in the EAP program at a mid-sized college in Ontario. The primary objective was to unveil student perspectives on the effectiveness of the EAP writing program and to determine…
Descriptors: College Programs, English for Academic Purposes, Writing Instruction, College Students
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Rodgers, Derek B.; Datchuk, Shawn M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2020
Research suggests that students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) struggle to develop writing skills. Paragraph text writing is a component of written expression and refers to the composition of connected text into multiple, related sentences of appropriate semantics, spelling, syntax, and usage (e.g., capitalization and…
Descriptors: Paragraph Composition, Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Writing Instruction
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Rodgers, Derek B.; Datchuk, Shawn M.; Wang, Lanqi – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2022
Paragraph text-writing refers to constructing multiple words and sentences into the form of a paragraph. It is critical to overall written expression; unfortunately, many students with disabilities struggle to develop it to fluency. The present study investigated the effects of a multicomponent intervention on the accuracy and fluency of paragraph…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Paragraph Composition, Writing Skills
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Teshome Bekele Sime; Mulu Geta Gencha; Taye Gebremariam Olamo – Cogent Education, 2024
This study focused on paragraph writing abilities as it is a fundamental skill for academic and professional success. Improving paragraph writing lays the groundwork for addressing advanced writing tasks and is vital for effective global communication in English. The objective of this study was, therefore, to examine effects of blended instruction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Paragraph Composition, Writing Skills, English (Second Language)
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Aktas, Nurhan; Yildiz, Mustafa; Gökmen, Ayse Dilek Yekeler; Atas, Merve – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2021
The aim of this study was to examine elementary school students' story writing skills according to grade level within the framework of certain variables. The study was designed with a cross-sectional research model, one of the developmental research methods. The study group of the research consisted of 319 students attending 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Writing Improvement, Writing Evaluation, Story Telling
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Alrouji, Omar Obaid – English Language Teaching, 2020
Blended learning approach has become an emerging trend in the field of education and has caught the attention and interest of many researchers as a new approach to encourage students in their learning process. The present study aimed at examining the effectiveness of blended learning in improving Saudi EFL students' English paragraph writing at…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Paragraph Composition, Writing Improvement
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Caviglia-Harris, Jill – Journal of Economic Education, 2020
Economists largely agree that writing is fundamental to understanding and communicating economics and can serve as an effective way to teach students to "think like economists." However, only a small percentage of programs include writing-intensive courses, a major research paper, or a senior thesis, and even fewer devote class time to…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Process Approach (Writing), Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Assignments
Rodgers, Derek B. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Written expression can be a critical skill for academic, vocational, and social pursuits. Unfortunately, research suggests that students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) struggle to develop writing skills. Paragraph text-writing is a component of written expression and refers to constructing multiple sentences about a…
Descriptors: Paragraph Composition, Intervention, Secondary School Students, Students with Disabilities
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