The purpose of this paper is to develop different guided writing strategies based on media richness theory and further evaluate the effects of these writing strategies on younger students’ writing attitudes in terms of motivation, enjoyment and anxiety. A total of 66 sixth-grade elementary students with an average age of twelve were invited to join the experiment for a period of twelve weeks. A...

1 Teresa Larkin-Hein, American University, Department of Physics, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016 [email protected] 2 P. Kelly Joyner, American University, Department of Literature, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016 [email protected] Abstract — During the fall 2000 semester, a joint study was undertaken between the Physics and Literature Departments at Americ...

1 P. Kelly Joyner, American University, Department of Literature, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016 [email protected] 2 Teresa L. Larkin, American University, Department of Physics, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016 [email protected] Abstract --During the Fall 2000 and Fall 2001 semesters, a joint study was undertaken between the Physics and Literature Depart...

Although researchers have indicated the potential importance of rater motivation for understanding and improving performance appraisalprocesses, little empirical research or conceptual writing has addressed this topic. The purpose of this paper is to offer a model of the antecedents and outcomes of appraiser motivation, and suggest hypotheses for research. Researchers are encouraged to conduct ...

With the advent of computer technology, researchers and instructors are attempting to devise computer support for effective collaborative technical writing. In this study, a computer-supported environment for collaborative technical writing was developed. This system (Process-Writing Wizard) provides process-oriented scaffolds and a synchronous online chat room to facilitate real-time collabora...

Future researchers may want to study in greater depth the positions of individuals writing as librarians in health sciences journals. It may also be interesting to determine what motivates health sciences librarians to write articles for biomedical journals. Health sciences librarians' motivation (or lack of motivation) in doing research and publishing their findings should also be further exam...