Instruction in a Strategy for Compare–Contrast Writing

Students learned a strategy for planning, writing, and evaluating compare–contrast essays. Instruction followed the principles of self-regulated strategy development, which aims to improve knowledge about writing, strategic writing processes, self-regulation, and motivation. Six adolescent students,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Exceptional children Jg. 76; H. 4; S. 438 - 456
Hauptverfasser: MacArthur, Charles A., Philippakos, Zoi
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 22.06.2010
Council for Exceptional Children
Sage Publications Ltd. (UK)
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
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ISSN:0014-4029, 2163-5560
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Zusammenfassung:Students learned a strategy for planning, writing, and evaluating compare–contrast essays. Instruction followed the principles of self-regulated strategy development, which aims to improve knowledge about writing, strategic writing processes, self-regulation, and motivation. Six adolescent students, 3 with learning disabilities in writing and 3 average writers, were taught in pairs in a multiple baseline design. All students made substantial gains in text structure elements (percentage of non-overlapping data [PND] = 100%) and in overall writing quality (PND = 85%). Gains in mean quality scores for individual students ranged from 1.2 to 3.2 on a 6-point scale. Gains in text structure elements were maintained for the 4 students who could be assessed; gains in quality were maintained for 2 students. Self-efficacy increased for all students.
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ISSN:0014-4029
2163-5560
DOI:10.1177/001440291007600404