The effectiveness of a program based on self-regulated strategy development on the writing skills of writing-disabled secondary school students

Abstract

Introduction. Writing poses challenges for many students. In Egypt, many students with

Improving the Persuasive Essay Writing of Students of Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL): Effects of Self-Regulated Strategy Development

“…The self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) was originally developed to teach writing skills to children and youth with learning disabilities & Eissa, 2009), and, more recently, the validity of SRSD has been proven empirically across all grade levels : Preschool (Skibbe, Connor;Morrison;& Jewkes, 2011), Middle years (Campbell, 2009). , University learners (Ghanizadeh, 2012;Tavakolizadeh, Qavam, S. E, 2011;Cleary, Zimmerman, 2004;Kitsantas, Winsler, Huie, 2008;& Duckworth, Akerman, MacGregor, Salter & Vorhaus, J., 2009).…”

Volitional Regulation and Self-regulated Learning: An Examination of Individual Differences in Approach-Avoidance Achievement Motivation

“…Research suggests courses designed to teach self-regulated learning strategies may be effective at improving academic performance (e.g., Eissa, 2009;Tuckman, 2003; for a review of self-regulated learning intervention see Torrano & González, 2004). Moreover, Trawick & Corno (1995) describe the successful implementation of a program teaching volitional control to community college students.…”

Investigating the Effect of Self-Regulated Strategy Development on Tertiary EFL Students' Writing Skills

“…Some researchers made use of mnemonic devices to realize this stage. Eissa (2009), for example, used DARE (develop topic sentence, add supporting detail, reject others' arguments, and end with a conclusion). Nonetheless, the stage is not only limited to this.…”

“…Much of recent research on the impact of SRSD has advocated its merit on students with learning disabilities. Eissa (2009), for instance, reports strong effect size of SRSD on high school learning-disabled students in Egypt. In addition, one of the major tenets of SRSD is the self-regulation concept itself.…”