Charles A. MacArthur
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Grant
Supporting Strategic Writers: Effects of an Innovative Developmental Writing Program on Writing and Reading Outcomes
Many community college students must take non-credit developmental courses in writing to improve their basic writing skills, but little research has focused on instructional interventions designed for developmental writing. The purpose of this project was to test the efficacy of such an intervention that was developed and evaluated in a previous IES-funded grant (R305A100614). A quasi-experimental study (MacArthur et al., 2015) in the prior grant found improved outcomes in writing quality an...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A160242
FY2012
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2012
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Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2013
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Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2015
FY2017
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2022
FY2018
Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2018
FY2021
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Development of a Curriculum to Teach Writing in Postsecondary Developmental English Composition Classes
In the early 2010s, large numbers of students were entering postsecondary programs with a high school diploma but were underprepared for college coursework. According to the NCES (2013), in 2011-12, 33% of first-year college students took at least one remedial course in reading, writing, or math (40% in public 2-year and 30% in public 4-year institutions). To help address the needs of students and faculty in development writing courses, the researchers developed a curriculum called Supportin...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A100614
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