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Mahmoud M. S. Abdallah – Online Submission, 2025
A well-crafted research proposal is a cornerstone of successful academic inquiry, particularly for Master of Arts (MA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) candidates in fields such as education and TESOL/TEFL (Locke et al., 2010; Punch, 2016). This comprehensive guide provides practical, detailed, and rigorous guidelines for novice researchers at…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Research Proposals
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Yang, Chengsong; Zhang, Lawrence Jun – English Language Education, 2023
This book addresses the validity of think-aloud protocols (TAPs) in L2 writing research through a mixed methods study and proposes effective approaches for their valid implementation. The book uncovers the reactive effects that TAPs have on L2 writing performance and processes, and examines how individual factors moderate this reactivity. It…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Instruction
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Stiles, Jennifer; McCulloch, Catherine – Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE), 2017
The Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) Early Career Guide offers advice on becoming a successful researcher in the field of STEM education and a portrait of an early career researcher support program. The advice offered throughout the guide comes from experienced researchers who are part of the National Science…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Graduate Students
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Yim, Soobin; Warschauer, Mark – Language Learning & Technology, 2017
The increasingly widespread use of social software (e.g., Wikis, Google Docs) in second language (L2) settings has brought a renewed attention to collaborative writing. Although the current methodological approaches to examining collaborative writing are valuable to understand L2 students' interactional patterns or perceived experiences, they can…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Writing Processes
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Suzuki, Wataru, Ed.; Storch, Neomy, Ed. – Language Learning & Language Teaching, 2020
This book is the first to bring together a collection of recent empirical studies investigating languaging, an important construct first introduced by Swain in 2006 but which has since been deployed in a growing number of L2 studies. The contributing authors include both established and emerging authors from around the globe. They report on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Oral Language, Written Language
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Roca de Larios, Julio; Manchon, Rosa; Murphy, Liz; Marin, Javier – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2008
Although composing has long been recognised as recursive, so far there have been few studies on the temporal dimension of writing processes. This is regrettable given that one might expect the predominance of certain processes at different stages of writing at the expense of others and/or differences among writers with respect to the duration and…
Descriptors: Writing Processes, Writing Instruction, Time Management, Second Language Learning
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McAndrew, Donald A.; Williamson, Michael M. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Offers a broad historical overview of research and theory in the teaching of composition, focusing on D. Gordon Rohman's study of the writing process; Janet Emig's introduction of the writing protocol; and Linda Flower and John R. Hayes's work on the mental processes involved in writing. (DMM)
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Models, Protocol Analysis, Writing Processes
Zacher, Candace M. – 1987
This guide to the development of effective documentation for users of computer software begins by identifying five types of documentation, i.e., training manuals, user guides, tutorials, on-screen help comments, and troubleshooting manuals. Six steps in the development process are then outlined and briefly described: (1) planning and preparation;…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Emig, Janet; King, Barbara – 1979
Designed to assess students' attitudes toward writing, this scale contains 40 items representing three categories: preference for writing, perception of writing, and process of writing. Respondents circle one of five points ranging from "almost always" to "almost never." Validity, reliability, and normative data are included.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Measures (Individuals), Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Rose, Mike – 1981
Designed to identify students with writer's block, this measure is an attitude questionnaire of 24 items separated into five subscales: blocking, lateness, premature editing, strategies for complexity, and attitudes. If teachers or researchers wish simply to identify blockers, they can administer only the items within the behavioral…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Taylor, William M. – 1986
A series of five writing assignments that focus on the critical thinking skills needed for the intelligent reading of political articles that appear in newspapers and popular magazines was developed for use in a political science course at Oakton Community College (Illinois). Each of the assignments begins with a lesson that teaches the specific…
Descriptors: Assignments, Critical Thinking, Political Science, Reading Processes
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Spooner, Fred; Heller, H. William – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1993
Assistance is provided to those who aspire to publish practical articles in professional journals related to education of persons with disabilities. Topics discussed include general writing suggestions; eight components of practical writing, such as audience appeal, length of the paper, format, graphics, and multiple uses of research; and the role…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Research Reports
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Williamson, Michael M.; Wesley, K. Davis – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1987
Examines the composing processes of basic writers, examining their tendencies toward writer's block, low-level goals, and writer-based prose. Suggests that basic writers be taught that the purpose of writing is to communicate with other people and that errors, revisions, and general messiness are part of the complicated process. (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Learning Theories, Teaching Methods, Writing Improvement
Hayes, John R. – 1991
Researchers and educators sometimes need to be reminded of the broad range of factors which have a crucial impact on how writers write. This paper offers a personal checklist of six factors which have been shown to be important, yet which are easy to forget in in heat of research because of the tendency to become immersed in a particular agenda…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Research Design, Research Methodology
Puma, Vincent; And Others – 1983
The annotated titles in this bibliography are intended to introduce the novice to current or significant work on the application of cognitive psychology methodologies to the writing process. The bibliography is arranged in four sections: (1) an overview of the topic that includes anthologies, essays and papers; (2) relevant publications of Linda…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Psychology, Research Methodology
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