Strategy Instruction with Self-Regulation in College Developmental Writing Courses: Results from a Randomized Experiment

Autor/inn/en	MacArthur, Charles A.; Traga Philippakos, Zoi A.; May, Henry; Compello, Jill
Titel	Strategy Instruction with Self-Regulation in College Developmental Writing Courses: Results from a Randomized Experiment
Quelle	(2021), (69 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (MacArthur, Charles A.) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Learning Strategies; Metacognition; Writing Instruction; Self Efficacy; Student Motivation; Grammar; Comparative Analysis; Persuasive Discourse; Mastery Learning; Goal Orientation; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Writing Evaluation; Reading Comprehension; College Faculty; Remedial Instruction; Writing Strategies; Scoring Rubrics; Peer Evaluation; Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; Essays; Pretests Posttests; National Competency Tests; National Assessment of Educational Progress + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Schreibunterricht; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Schulische Motivation; Grammatik; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Leseverstehen; Fakultät; Förderkurs; Schreibtechnik; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Community college; Community College; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht
Abstract	The paper presents the results of a randomized experimental study of a writing curriculum for college developmental writing courses based on strategy instruction with self-regulation integrated with practices common in college composition. Students in a full semester course learned strategies for planning and revising based on rhetorical analysis and genres. In addition, they learned metacognitive, self-regulation strategies for goal setting, task management, self-evaluation, and reflection. A prior quasi-experiment found positive effects of the curriculum on writing quality, self-efficacy, and mastery motivation. The current study included 19 instructors and 207 students across two colleges. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) with students nested within instructors and with condition and college as factors and pretest scores as covariates, analyses found positive effects of the treatment for quality of argumentative writing (ES = 1.18), quality of writing on an independent writing assessment (ES =0.67), and several motivation outcomes, including self-efficacy (for tasks and processes (ES = 0.50), for grammar (ES = 0.36), and for self-regulation (ES = 0.40)), affect (ES = 0.32), and beliefs about the importance of content (ES = 0.29). No significant effects were found for grammar/conventions or reading comprehension. Teachers in the treatment condition commented positively on the approach and noted improvements in student writing and motivation. Students also shared positive experiences and noted improvement in their writing. [The paper will be published in "Journal of Educational Psychology."] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01