Improving the Achievement on Writing Narrative Text through Discussion Starter Story Technique

The Impact of Observer Ring Technique on the Writing Achievement: A case of Iranian EFL Learners

This study was conducted to probe the effect of the observer ring technique on the participants’ writing achievement. In so doing, the researchers utilized a quasi-experimental design with 20 participants in the control group and 18 in the experimental group. Instrumentation included a writing handout, an Oxford Placement Test (standard proficiency test), and a rating scale of writing. As a tre...

The dynamics of narrative writing in primary grade children: writing process factors predict story quality

In this study of third grade school children, we investigated the association between writing process measures recorded with key stroke logging and the final written product. Moreover, we examined the cognitive predictors of writing process and product measures. Analyses of key strokes showed that while most children spontaneously made local online revisions while writing, few revised previousl...

Narrative medicine and narrative writing.

Metadiscourse: A Technique for Improving Student Writing

Writing the Discussion

Some residents and junior staff members have asked me how to write the 'discussion part' of a scientific paper. In reviewing the manuscripts of original articles and case reports submitted to journals including the Archives of Plastic Surgery, I don't infrequently find or I frequently find that the authors have written summaries of references cited that are not directly related to the topic the...