Evidence-based teaching of essay writing: Intervention at primary school
Writing skills are important for educational achievement, employment and social and civic participation. This quasi-experimental study aimed to improve essay writing skills with an evidence-based intervention in two schools of mainstream P6 (grade 5) students (N = 44) in a largely rural local author...
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Published in | Educational psychology in practice Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 303 - 319 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Harlow
Routledge
03.07.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Writing skills are important for educational achievement, employment and social and civic participation. This quasi-experimental study aimed to improve essay writing skills with an evidence-based intervention in two schools of mainstream P6 (grade 5) students (N = 44) in a largely rural local authority in Scotland. The intervention included peer revision of each other's texts in a programme of writing strategy instruction and self-regulation. The control students (N = 46) followed an on-going parallel intervention. The experimental programme led to large positive effect sizes for writing quality. This was the first study in Scotland to investigate writing strategy instruction and self-regulation as part of an evidence-based intervention. |
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ISSN: | 0266-7363 1469-5839 |
DOI: | 10.1080/02667363.2021.1939658 |