The Use of a Digital Pedagogical Tool to Support Writing Instruction in the Social Sciences

Autor/in	Ober, Teresa M.
Titel	The Use of a Digital Pedagogical Tool to Support Writing Instruction in the Social Sciences
Quelle	In: Teaching of Psychology, 48 (2021) 4, S.300-307 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0098-6283
DOI	10.1177/0098628320979900
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Writing Instruction; Social Sciences; Research Reports; Student Research; Undergraduate Students; Instructional Effectiveness; Prompting; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schreibunterricht; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Studentenforschung; Unterrichtserfolg; Benutzerführung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	This study describes the pedagogical use of an online digital tool designed to support students' writing of research reports. The tool, "Manuscript Builder," provides a structure and a set of prompts to support students' writing. Participants included students enrolled in an undergraduate psychology course (N = 22) who were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (Manuscript Builder, word document outline, and no-treatment control) across three different times throughout one semester. Results suggest the use of Manuscript Builder was associated with higher quality written reports compared with not using an outline and using a word document outline, most notably at Time 3. Further research may improve the use of supplemental resources such as Manuscript Builder for written instruction, particularly in the planning and revising stages. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01