Writing a good quality scientific article takes experience and skill. I propose 'Ten Tips' that may help to improve the quality of manuscripts for scholarly journals. It is advisable to draft first version of manuscript and revise it repeatedly for consistency and accuracy of the writing. During the drafting and revising the following tips can be considered: 1) focus on design to have proper co...

Students typically create concept maps while they view the material they are trying to learn. In these circumstances, concept mapping serves as an elaborative study activity—students are not required to retrieve the material they are learning. In 2 experiments, we examined the effectiveness of concept mapping when it is used as a retrieval practice activity. In Experiment 1, students read educa...

Twenty-nine children identified with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) at the age of 5-6 years old and 77 typically developing (TD) children were followed at the age of 7-to-8-years old to measure their reading and writing performances with The Chinese Reading Achievement Test (CRAT) and the Basic Reading and Writing Test Battery (BRWTB). The results showed no significant differences be...

Engineers must at all costs avoid confusion and vagueness in their writing, because unclear writing can lead to costly, even disastrous, mistakes. Ultimately, writing clearly means paying attention to details like paragraphs and sentences. Paragraphs are the main organizational unit for writing, and readers tend to skim paragraphs to find main ideas. As a result, paragraphs need to be well stru...

Japanese students’ lack of English writing skills has been a long-standing problem. It not only originates from grammatical knowledge and vocabulary, but also the availability fewer opportunities to write essays in English. Further, current standards for evaluating written by beginner-level learners are established sufficiently, resulting heavy grading burden on teachers. This study establishes...