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Alif Mudiono – Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2024
This study investigated project-based learning approaches for teaching argumentative writing in Indonesian elementary schools. It, therefore, focused on three dimensions of competency: the student's knowledge, ability, and attitude during the learning process. A case study research design with a qualitative approach was adopted to answer the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Persuasive Discourse
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Lumpkin, Angela – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2015
Concern about the research and writing abilities of undergraduate students led to the development, implementation and enhancement of four sequential writing assignments in an introductory course. These writing assignments--which included a report on an interview of a professional in the field, a research paper on an aspirational career, a research…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Writing Improvement, Research Skills
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Legutko, Robert S.; Trissler, Theodore T. – Current Issues in Education, 2012
This study investigated effects of background music on writing performance of nine 6th grade students with learning disabilities at one suburban public elementary school in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. A single-subject A-B-A design was utilized, and results from graded writing prompts with and without background music over 21…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Music, Learning Disabilities, Writing Ability
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McCabe, Jennifer; Doerflinger, Alicia; Fox, Russell – Teaching of Psychology, 2011
This article presents student and faculty ratings of electronic editing (EE) functions (i.e., track changes, insert comments, highlighting) as used for "e-feedback" on written assignments. Students reported increased convenience, clarity of expectations, amount of feedback, and writing ability as well as substantial improvement in EE skills…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Writing Ability, Psychology
Jeffers, Robin L. – 1996
In an effort to provide students with instruction in academic writing early in their college careers, a project was undertaken to link a developmental composition course to an introductory psychology course at Washington's Bellevue College. The two professors designed a sequence of four papers offering practice in two of the more common academic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Expository Writing, Introductory Courses, Psychology
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Freeman, Marjorie; Murphy, Michael – Mathematics and Computer Education, 1990
Described are experiences for incorporating writing assignments in mathematics and computer science courses. Reports survey results from students who participated in the courses. (YP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Science, Course Content, Higher Education