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Influencing language mindsets and English writing competence through an EAP program: A longitudinal study with latent transition analysis

Language Teaching Research, 2023
This study examined changes in undergraduate students’ language mindsets and academic writing competence as a result of taking a one-semester English for academic purposes (EAP) writing course with a pre–post intervention on mindset.
Hansol Lee, J. Lee, Robin C. Scarcella
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Relationships between struggling EFL writers’ motivation, self-regulated learning (SRL), and writing competence in Hong Kong primary schools

Applied Linguistics Review, 2022
This study investigated the relationships between struggling writers’ motivation (i.e., interest, self-efficacy, and growth mindset) and their use of self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies (i.e., planning, text-generating, self-monitoring, and ...
Barry Bai, Wenjuan Guo, Chuang Wang
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Self-efficacy, task values and growth mindset: what has the most predictive power for primary school students’ self-regulated learning in English writing and writing competence in an Asian Confucian cultural context?

Cambridge Journal of Education, 2020
This study aimed to examine the relationships between motivational variables, self-regulated writing strategy use and writing competence with 511 fourth graders in Hong Kong. The high writing achievers reported a higher level of motivation, i.e.
Barry Bai, Jing Wang, Y. Nie
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Writing Group Increases Quality Improvement Writing Competency

American Journal of Medical Quality, 2019
Quality improvement (QI) is critically important in current medical practice. Although many QI courses teach improvement science and methods, formal education in writing QI manuscripts for academic journal publication is lacking. The authors developed a QI Writing program, consisting of educational sessions with both coach and peer mentors, to improve
Julie Balch Samora, Sandra P. Spencer, Jahnavi Valleru, Thomas Bartman, Richard J. Brilli, Melody Davis, J. Terrance Davis, Richard McClead, Wallace Crandall   +8 more
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Conceptualizing self-regulated reading-to-write in ESL/EFL writing and investigating its relationships to motivation and writing competence

Language Teaching Research, 2020
Self-regulated reading-to-write (R2W) can be portrayed as learners’ proactive learning of useful elements (e.g. content, rhetorical features, and conventions) from reading by using strategies, which is an effective mechanism connecting reading and ...
Barry Bai, Jing Wang
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Trainees’ Competence in Psychiatric Case Writing

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1976
SummaryAn assessment was made of 100 case records written by junior medical staff working in a psychiatric teaching hospital. Thirty-nine items were rated, and considerable gaps were found in the records. The Mental State was more poorly recorded than the History; the Formulation and Summary were more satisfactory. Possible reasons for the findings are
W E, Kiernan, R G, McCreadie, W L, Flanagan   +2 more
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Writing Apprehension and Writing Competency

The Journal of Educational Research, 1978
AbstractWriting apprehension is a situation and subject-specific individual difference concerned with people’s general tendencies to approach or avoid writing. Theoretically, and on the basis of previous research, those with low apprehension about writing should perform better on tests of writing skills than highly apprehensive writers.
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Assessing Competency in Business Writing

Business Communication Quarterly, 1998
Assessing the level of improvement of students' writing competency during a semester is becoming increasingly important for business communication instructors. When conducting an assessment, instructors need to be aware of issues that will affect reliability and validity.
Iris I. Varner, Paula J. Pomerenke
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Mnemonic Storytelling as a Psycholinguistic Approach to Enhancing Arabic Writing Competence

El-Jaudah : Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Arab
Imagine a classroom where Arabic writing, often perceived as a rigid and intimidating skill, transforms into an engaging narrative journey filled with vivid stories and emotional connections.
Nur Hanifansyah, Menik Mahmudah, Sultan Abdus Syakur   +2 more
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Research Writing Competence of Grade 12 Students: Towards Research Culture Improvement

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives
This study examined the research writing competence of Grade 12 students using a descriptive-correlational design. The sample comprised 315 students from various academic tracks, assessed with a validated teacher-made survey questionnaire.
Mark Lester Cuayzon
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