Diagnosing Chinese EFL learners’ writing ability using polytomous cognitive diagnostic models
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DOI: 10.1177/02655322231162840
Abstract: Cognitive diagnostic assessment (CDA) intends to identify learners’ strengths and weaknesses in latent cognitive attributes to provide personalized remedial instructions. Previous CDA studies on English as a Foreign Language (EFL)/English as a Second Language (ESL)… read more here.
Keywords: writing ability; diagnostic models; efl learners; cognitive diagnostic ... See more keywords
Exploring Teachers’ Assessment Literacy: Impact on Learners’ Writing Achievements and Implications for Teacher Development
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DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2018v43n6.1
Abstract: Teacher-mediated classroom assessment might have significant impacts on learners’ academic achievements and teachers’ development. The current study investigated teachers’ assessment literacy and its impact on their current assessment practices and learners’ writing outcomes. The study… read more here.
Keywords: teachers assessment; assessment literacy; literacy impact; learners writing ... See more keywords
Error Types of and Strategies on Learning Chinese Connectives: A Study on Chinese as a Second Language Learners’ Writing
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.790710
Abstract: The correct use of connectives has great influence on language learners’ writing proficiency, while errors of connectives are common in foreign learners’ interlanguages. This study examines the types of errors that occur in native English-speaking… read more here.
Keywords: error types; learning chinese; language learners; chinese connectives ... See more keywords
The Mediating Role of Critical Thinking Abilities in the Relationship Between English as a Foreign Language Learners’ Writing Performance and Their Language Learning Strategies
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.746445
Abstract: Recent developments in the field of education have led to a renewed interest in the mediating role of critical thinking abilities (CTA) in the relationship between language learning strategies and the intermediate English as a… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; performance; language; learners writing ... See more keywords
Effects of reasoning demands triggered by genre on Chinese EFL learners' writing performance
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1164262
Abstract: Introduction Genres, having distinct communicative functions, elicit different levels of reasoning demands in writing tasks. The current study investigated the influence of cognitive complexity triggered by a seldom studied pair of genres (expository writing vs.… read more here.
Keywords: complexity; writing performance; efl learners; reasoning demands ... See more keywords