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Hamdan, Mohammad Hussein; Al-Zahrani, Muteb Ahmad S. – Arab World English Journal, 2020
Spelling words accurately is not an easy process. Instead, it is a complex developmental skill. Due to this fact, several studies have recently investigated learners' spelling ability and how this skill develops in different stages. The main purpose of this study is to examine the developmental nature of Saudi intermediate school students'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Spelling, Foreign Countries
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Alsher, Tasnim – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2021
This study investigated writing errors committed by engineering students at AnNajah National University in Palestine and compared these errors based on school type. It analyzed errors in essays of 54 undergraduate students, 28 attended governmental schools, and 26 attended private schools. Errors were classified based on James's taxonomy. Results…
Descriptors: Essays, Writing Achievement, Writing Skills, Error Patterns
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Simon, Dorothea P. – Instructional Science, 1976
A typical school spelling task is analyzed in terms of an information processing model of spelling performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Error Patterns, Information Processing, Mnemonics
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Sterling, Christopher M. – British Journal of Psychology, 1983
Examined spelling errors in the spontaneous writing of 12-year-old children (N=56). Results showed one set of errors related more to incorrect articulation than to poor spelling. A second set indicated the role of morphemic factors in the spelling of inflected words. (JAC)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Cognitive Style, Context Clues, Error Patterns