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Jessica L. Hoppe – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite growing theoretical and empirical evidence that writing has the potential to be an effective tool for student learning in undergraduate mathematics, writing-to-learn integration in mathematics is rare. Major deterrents include perceived lack of alignment between writing and learning goals, deficit views of students' writing abilities, and…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Mathematics Instruction, Barriers, Mathematics Achievement
Julianne E. van Meerten – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The rationale behind the present study consisted of evidence reported to date for Galbraith et al.'s (1999, 2018, 2023) dual-process model of writing, suggesting that not only do writers engage in knowledge transformation, but in the development of new knowledge. An additional aspect of Galbraith et al.'s (2023) work is their proposal and…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Context Effect, Change Strategies, Undergraduate Students
Kenneth T. Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This paper is a proposal, project, and dissertation for Kenneth Johnson, Doctor of Philosophy degree in Science Education, in the Graduate College of The University of Iowa. I propose analyzing the writing assignment in an undergraduate online physics course offered by a small midwestern community college (CC). The goal is to study how Writing to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Writing Assignments, Physics, Online Courses
Trisha Kelly Travers – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation explored how effectively first-year writing (FYW) evaluated and selected sources for their researched writing assignments. Though students were taught how to access sources from the library and offered sources on the course management system, most often they obtained sources via the open internet. As mis- and disinformation…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Writing Assignments, Information Sources, Learning Processes
Elizabeth Louise Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2021
I have always valued reflection highly -- as a means of developing as a writer and as a life practice -- but I have been disappointed by the lack of thought resembling reflection when asking students to write about their writing practices. This dissertation presents the results of a grounded theory study of student reflective assignments through a…
Descriptors: Reflection, Writing Instruction, Game Based Learning, Courses
Marina DelVecchio – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Using a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, this study was designed to acquire quantitative and qualitative data that expose community college student perceptions on multimodal compositions compared to traditional writing practices. As traditional writing continues to be privileged in college writing classrooms, a critical pedagogy…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Learning Modalities, Writing Instruction, Critical Theory
Abby Rose Waldorf – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this research was to determine self-efficacy levels of Secondary English Education pre-service teachers attending two public universities concerning writing and the teaching of writing. The study found that pre-service teachers were confident and identified as writers, but they felt uncertain as teachers of writing. Past teachers'…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Secondary School Teachers
Altay Ozkul – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Critical thinking (CT) is a 21st-century skill critical in education and learning. Second language teaching has focused on language form, and there needs to be a shift from form-focused instruction to a function-focused paradigm, where students simultaneously practice language learning and deal with real-world issues in authentic contexts…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Reflection, Student Attitudes, Climate
Crocker, Jonathan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This case study explored the relationship between levels of content choice in three high school online English language arts courses and evidence of student motivation in student work and students' thoughts about motivation. These courses were designed around the main components of Self-Determination Theory (autonomy, competence, relatedness) and…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, High School Students, Electronic Learning, Language Arts
Jeanette Calo – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this mixed methods action research project was to address the problem of practice of incorporating foundational grammar, spelling, and punctuation (GSP) instruction into community college journalism classes through the intervention of online interactive modules called The Story Mechanics Project (SMP). The modules were developed and…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Spelling, Punctuation, Community College Students
Somayeh Tahmouresi – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Individual differences factors (IDs) play significant roles in second language (L2) learning. Compared to the general field of SLA, however, little is known in the L2 writing domain regarding the influence of learner factors in L2 writing achievement. Therefore, in this study, I aimed to extend the IDs research in L2 writing by closely examining…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Individual Differences, Universities, English (Second Language)
Ruben Daniel Cayoja Ancalle – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The focus of the current study was to explore and describe the shared experiences of international students as they adapted academically and socially to a Christian university in North Texas. The research focus resulted from the gap identified in the literature review: the lack of knowledge about the experiences of international students as they…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Student Adjustment, Undergraduate Students, Friendship
Cynthia J. Murphy – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Nontraditional college students comprise a growing majority of college students with a unique set of needs and some of the highest attrition rates. Collaborative learning practices, such as peer review of writing, have been linked to improvement in students' academic, social, and professional skills necessary in the 21st century, global market.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Synchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Peer Evaluation
Soohye Yeom – ProQuest LLC, 2023
With the wide introduction of English-medium instruction (EMI) to higher education institutions throughout East Asian countries, many East Asian universities are using English proficiency tests that were not originally designed for this context to make admissions and placement decisions. To support the use of these tests in this new EMI context,…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Writing Tests
Watson, Ashley Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study looks at a student writing culture in a fifth grade English language arts classroom through the lens of Foucauldian power dynamics to examine the power relationships in the classroom and curriculum. The research questions were: (1) What is the nature of a writing culture in a fifth-grade writing classroom?; (2) What are students'…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Classroom Environment, Writing Instruction, Power Structure
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