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Emily Howell – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2018
Purpose: This study was conducted in ninth- and tenth-grade classrooms with the goal of studying effective scaffolding for improving argumentative writing, both conventional and digital/multimodal. Design/methodology/approach: The author conducted a formative experiment in two high-school classrooms to study ways teachers integrated forms of…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Multimedia Instruction, Intermode Differences, Learning Modalities
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Sessions, Laird; Kang, Mi Ok; Womack, Sue – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
In this study the authors investigated the effects of integrating iPad applications into writing instruction for fifth grade students. By comparing the writing of students taught with paper and pencil methods with that of students utilizing the iPad writing applications, two research questions guided the study: (1) Are there differences in student…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Handheld Devices, Technology Integration, Elementary School Students
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Gupta, Tanya; Burke, K. A.; Mehta, Akash; Greenbowe, Thomas J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
The Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) laboratory instruction approach has been used successfully over a decade to engage students in laboratory activities. SWH-based instruction emphasizes knowledge construction through individual writing and reflection, and collaborative learning as a group. In the SWH approach, writing is a core component of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Kurth, Ruth J. – Educational Technology, 1987
Describes a study designed to determine whether the use of computer word processing would improve both the amount and quality of revision done by high school student writers. The effects of word processing on composition length and revision, and students' attitudes toward writing and word processing are discussed. (47 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Expository Writing, High Schools