scholarly journals Exploring and Comparing High Stakes Writing Test Prompts Content Structure

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdolvahab Khademi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Multidimensional Scaling ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Content Structure ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Prompts ◽  
Prospective College Students

TOEFL and IELTS are two major tests that measure language preparedness of prospective college students. The writing section of these two tests provide a measure of readiness for academic writing. However, to what extent these two tests measure the same contents has not been quantitatively investigated before. In this paper, multidimensional scaling (MDS) is applied to explore the content structure of writing prompts in TOEFL and IELTS examinations.

scholarly journals The Effects Of English Citation and International Journal To Indonesian Students In Supporting Lecture Tasks

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Nabilah Putri ◽  
Adinda Apriashinta Salsabila ◽  
Farah Allisya Putri ◽  
Aprilia Cahyaningrum ◽  
Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
The Other ◽  
Know How ◽  
Interview Process ◽  
Assignment Method ◽  
Other Hand

Background: This research discusses the problem of the use of English citation by some college students in helping with their assignments. There is still no research about this topic, on the other hand, this is actually important for education. From the problem discussed here, the main point is to know, "Do college students often use English citations in their assignments and understand the citations they have taken?" Purpose: This research aims to know how far Indonesian students' comprehension is to the English citation which they used to help their academic writing for their college assignment. Method: The method used in this study is qualitative, the method that focused on observation to obtain a more comprehensive phenomenon study. In this research, we use data that have already been taken and collected from 62 college students and 15 of them have conducted the interview process to take further information from them. Results: It shows that the majority of college students in this research prefer to use Indonesian citations because they can understand more compared with the English one.

Developing Mobile English Dictionary for Academic Writing: An Initial Model for College Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farkhan ◽  
Mauidlotun Nisa ◽  
Inayatul Chusna ◽  
Moh. Supardi ◽  
Saefudin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Initial Model

An Approach for Identifying Benefit Segments Among Prospective College Students

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Miller ◽  
Charles W Lamb, Jr. ◽  
Ronald Hoverstad ◽  
Edward G. Boehm
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Prospective College Students

The Effects of Formula Instruction on Knowledge and Use of the Target Formulas

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-78
Author(s):  
Nor Ashikin Ab Manan ◽  
Ambigapathy Pandian
Keyword(s):  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Objective Test ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Class ◽  
Research Questions

This study was conducted to explore the benefits of formula instruction in an academic writing class. Its main objective is to determine whether the students’ knowledge of the target formulas can be enhanced through direct instruction of the target academic formulas (DIAF) chosen from the academic formula list (AFL).In this study, twenty  five formulas were selected from the Academic Formula List (Simpson-Valch & Ellis, 2010) as target formulas and were directly taught to a group of students attending an academic writing class. After five weeks of instruction, their knowledge of the target formulas was tested using an objective test and an academic essay writing test. This paper discusses the result of the study by addressing four research questions:  (1) What are the effects of formula instruction on the students’ knowledge of the target formulas? (2)  What are the effects of formula instruction on the students’ academic writing performance? (3) What are the effects of formula instruction on the use of the formulas in the academic essay? (4) What is the effect of target academic formula use on the scores of the academic essay writing test?

scholarly journals The Effect of Weblog on the Filipino Learners’ Writing Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rothelia Maria G. Ugsad
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Bachelor Of Arts ◽  
Group A ◽  
Institute Of Technology

Writing is a daunting task for Filipino college students. However, in the midst of cyberspace and social networks, this study sought to determine the effect of the weblog as a motivational tool on the writing performance of Bachelor of Arts in Communication 1st year college students of Palompon Institute of Technology, Philippines. Using the pretest-posttest control group design, the students enrolled in Communication Skills II were randomly assigned to either the weblog group or the paper-and-pen group. A writing test was used both as a pretest and posttest, which was scored using Jacobs (1981) ESL Composition Profile. The data were treated using the mean and t-tests for both dependent and independent samples. Results revealed that the students’ initial writing performance was more or less on the same level while the post writing performance of the weblog group was better than the paper-and-pen group. Students in both groups benefited considerably from the use of their respective writing tools, but weblog is a more motivating tool than the paper and pen in the development of the students’ writing ability. Students then need a writing tool in whatever form to improve their writing ability, but they perform better if they use a weblog instead of paper and pen.

scholarly journals Research in Writing Instruction and Assessment: Current and needed research to improve student writing

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Outcault Hill ◽  
Robert Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Writing Process ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Alternative Teaching

Discussions among educators at almost any level will invariably result in one point of agreement: students at all levels are under-prepared in writing skills. Unfortunately, this is a conclusion that also predominates much of the research literature on the improvement of student writing as well. Despite the importance attached to high-stakes academic writing skills, research has contributed little insight about the challenges students face with academic writing tasks. Llosa, Beck, and Zhao (2011) point out that the National Commission on Writing in America’s Schools and Colleges found that this lack of understanding of the writing process was so significant that they identified writing as, the “Neglected ‘R’ (National Commission on Writing, 2003; Llosa, Beck and Zhao, 2011). In the following paper, authors Caldwell and Outcault Hill present a broad review of the areas of research into the writing process and assessment of writing and suggest areas where further research is needed. Their discussion focuses on 1) Research related to the influence of Cognitive function on the writing process, 2) Research into teaching various genres such as exposition, argument, narrative, analysis, and creative writing, 3) Research on the assessment of writing, and finally, 4) Research on alternative teaching methods.

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