ERIC Number: EJ1230792
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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Facilitating Fourth-Grade Students' Written Argumentation: The Use of an Argumentation Graphic Organizer
Wei, Liwei; Firetto, Carla M.; Murphy, P. Karen; Li, Mengyi; Greene, Jeffrey A.; Croninger, Rachel M. V.
Journal of Educational Research, v112 n5 p627-639 2019
Literacy instruction in the 21st century must bolster students' ability to critically process text and craft well-reasoned written argumentation. The authors investigated changes in fourth-grade students' (N = 28; 15 girls) written argumentation as they used a researcher-developed graphic organizer (i.e., Quality Talk graphic organizer [QT[subscript GO]]). The authors also examined the extent to which students' graphic organizer performance predicted their written argumentation and whether such prediction was sustained across genres. Both QT[subscript GO] responses and written argumentation essays were scored for quantity and quality. Multilevel modeling analyses reveal that (a) both quantity and quality of students' written argumentation essays statistically significantly improved after students used QT[subscript GO] and (b) students' graphic organizer performance seemed to attenuate the effect of genre on their written argumentation for both quantity and quality. Results suggest that QT[subscript GO] facilitated students' written argumentation, making it easier for fourth-grade students to write about both narrative and expository texts.
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Instructional Materials, Essays, Instructional Effectiveness, Writing Instruction, Literary Genres
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A130031