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Direct linkStevenson, Colleen M. – Teaching of Psychology, 2020
This study examined whether a low-stakes write-to-learn (WTL) assignment improved exam performance. Students in one section of a child development course completed five assignments during a semester, whereby they identified 15 key concepts and related them to six themes (e.g., nature and nurture). Students in another section did not. Students who…
Descriptors: Tests, Writing Assignments, Retention (Psychology), Scores
Grami, G. M. A.; Alkazemi, B. Y. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2016
Writing correct English sentences can be challenging. Furthermore, writing correct formulaic sequences can be especially difficult because accepted combinations do not follow clear rules governing which words appear together in a sequence. One solution is to provide examples of correct usage accompanied by statistical feedback from web-based…
Descriptors: Sentences, Writing Skills, Feedback (Response), English (Second Language)
Powell, Loreen M.; Wimmer, Hayden; Kilgus, Lawrence; Force, Christina – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2017
The practice of including online discussion posts to traditional courses is increasing. Online discussions allow for active learning to occur as students express their ideas and respond to others. The time and thought provided by online discussion posts allows students to utilize higher level cognitive skills. Web-based assessments are another…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Assisted Testing, Web Based Instruction, Active Learning
Azari, Mohammad Hosein – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2017
This article investigated the effect of weblog use in a process-based writing course on the writing performance of students as well as on their level of learner autonomy. The participants were 43 English language learners who were doing their BA in the field of English Language Teaching. The control group (n = 19) went through in-class writing…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing
Download full textAment, Jennifer R.; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2015
Globalisation and international mobility in the 21st century has led to the internationalisation of the English language (Crystal, 2003). Research regarding linguistic gains at university levels is however extremely scarce. This study aims to address this gap of knowledge and provide some answers as to how much linguistic gain can be expected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)
Hilbig, Annemarie; Proske, Antje – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2014
Although academic writing is a complex interplay of comprehending and producing text the aspect of collecting information from source texts is hardly addressed in writing research. This study examined the impact of instructions supporting the collection process on writing quality, as well as the role of prior motivation and computer experience.…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Writing Assignments, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Ferriman, Nicholas – Computers & Education, 2013
This paper describes a quasi-experimental study into the impact of a blended e-learning environment on academic writing assignments in English (L2) at a Thai international college. An experimental group of 15 students used an on-line bulletin board, as well as face-to-face (F2F) communication in class, to share information for essay topics they…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Quasiexperimental Design
