The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs Transitions and shifting understandings of writing: Building rich pictures of how moving from school to university is experienced through exploration of students' discourses of writing Journal Article How to cite: Baker, Sally (2013). Transitions and shifting understandings of writing: Building rich pictures of...

This study reports the development and evaluation of a web-based interactive writing environment designed for elementary school students. The environment includes three writing themes, “story pass on”, “story chameleon” and “thousand ideas”, to encourage reading comprehension, creativity and problem-solving skills of students. Three assessment mechanisms, expert assessment, self-assessment and ...

English as Foreign Language (EFL) students face additional difficulties for academic writing largely due to their level of language competency. An appropriate structural process of writing can help students develop their academic writing skills. This study explored the use of the e-readers to facilitate EFL students' process-based academic writing. The experiment was conducted in the graduate l...

the objectives of this study were (a) to examine the writing performance of l2 learners on the level-specific tasks based on common european framework of reference (cefr) and (b) to investigate whether there was any difference between the students' self-assessed level of writing and the writing level reported by the raters. this study was conducted with 138 iranian students at ba and ma levels ...

The present study examines students’ foreign language enjoyment and anxiety when reminiscing about the mind-mapping app in English writing class. This research uses sequential explanatory mixed method to cover quantitative qualitative elements of emotions writing. Foreign (FLE) classroom (FLCA) questionnaires were distributed 122 students at two universities Indonesia, followed by interviewing ...

This paper investigates the level and type of writing anxiety among Turkish EFL students along with causes perceived by them their instructors. The self-efficacy was examined, findings obtained, relationship between in classes investigated. To meet these objectives, 176 (A2, intermediate level) 6 instructors enrolled a language preparatory program offered state university Istanbul, Turkey parti...

Indonesia is the 4th most populous country in world after China, India and United States. So that included one of developing countries world. However, scientific publications, ranks 48th This encourages researchers' interest assessing psychological condition Indonesian university students writing, because writing skills are not only cognitive but also emotional activities. The purpose this stud...

Problem statement of this research was whether there a significant effectof students' writing anxiety on the self-efficacyat SMP Negeri 7 Baubau. Objective to find out effect toward 7Baubau. Data collection in carried using instrument form questionnaire, determine self-efficacy use English. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis, prerequiset and inferential analysis...