A college entrance essay exam intervention for students with high-incidence disabilities and struggling writers
Journal article
Ray, Amber B. and Graham, Steve. (2020). A college entrance essay exam intervention for students with high-incidence disabilities and struggling writers. Learning Disability Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948720917761
Authors | Ray, Amber B. and Graham, Steve |
---|---|
Abstract | High school students with high-incidence disabilities and struggling writers face considerable challenges when taking writing assessments designed for college entrance. This study examined the effectiveness of a writing intervention for improving students’ performance on a college entrance exam, the writing assessment for the ACT. Students were taught a planning and composing strategy for successfully taking this test using the self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) model. A true-experiment was conducted where 20 high school students were randomly assigned to a treatment (N = 10) or control (N = 10) condition. Control students received ACT math preparation. SRSD instruction statistically enhanced students’ planning, the quality of their written text (including ideas and analysis, development and support, organization, and language use), the inclusion of argumentative elements in their compositions, and the use of transition words in written text. Limitations of the study, future research, and implications for practice are discussed. |
Keywords | writing intervention; high-incidence disabilities; high school; high-stakes testing |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Learning Disability Quarterly |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc. |
ISSN | 0731-9487 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0731948720917761 |
Page range | 1 - 13 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/85vqq/a-college-entrance-essay-exam-intervention-for-students-with-high-incidence-disabilities-and-struggling-writers
Restricted files
Publisher's version
135
total views1
total downloads1
views this month0
downloads this month