This research was conducted with an aim to analyze the writing dispositions of the 6th grade students in terms of different variables. The research was carried out based on the descriptive survey model. The participants of the research are composed of a total of 672 students as 342 male students and 330 female students from Ankara, Balıkesir, Bartın, Adana, and Kayseri. The research data were obtained by the application of “Personal Information Form” developed by the researchers and “Writing Disposition Scale” developed by Piazza and Siebert (2008) and adapted to Turkish by İşeri and Ünal (2010). For the evaluation of the data, percent, frequency, average scores, t-tests of the independent groups, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc tests as Scheffe and Dunnett-C, Kruskall-Wallis-H and Mann-Whitney-U tests were applied. As a result of the findings obtained, it was found out that the dispositions of the 6th grade students vary by gender, monthly income of the family, home city, frequency of reading books and whether they read a periodical on a regular basis whereas such writing dispositions of the 6th grades did not vary by GPA (grade-point average) and whether the family bought a newspaper for home on a regular basis.

The objective of this study is the evaluation of the writing disposition of sixth grade students from the perspective of different variables using the Writing Disposition Scale developed by Piazza & Siebert (2008) and adopted into Turkish by İşeri & Ünal (2010). At the conclusion of this study we note that the writing disposition of sixth grade elementary school students in the confidence and passion sub-categories, and in the scale as a whole, showed meaningful differences according to the school they attended but that a meaningful difference in writing disposition could not be observed in the persistence sub-category.

The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation of reward and punishment toward writing achievement among the students of MAN 2 Kediri. This study aims to find out questions of problem, namely (1) to find out the correlation between reward and writing achievement among students of MAN 2 Kediri, (2) to find out the correlation between punishment and writing achievement among students of MAN 2 Kediri, (3) to find out the correlation between reward and punishment towards writing achievement among the students of MAN 2 Kediri. This study uses a quantitative approach. To collect data, researchers used correlation methods and questionnaire data collection techniques. The results of the research are: there is a significant correlation between X1, X2 and Y with a value of 11,942. Then Ha is accepted and it can be concluded that there is a simultaneous correlation between X1 and X2 with Y. Based on the results of the research is a correlation between reward and punishment for writi...

Children who are afflicted with problems of the law must remain entitled to obtain services, guidance, education, protection, and fulfillment of their rights. This is directed to help children to prepare for their future life which is better and more dignified. The study is aimed at describing the nurture of children offenders, the running, and the benefits of literacy learning for inmates who receive rehabilitation treatment in the Institute for Children Special Rehabilitation (ICSR) of Class II B of Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. The study is descriptive qualitative research involving 23 inmates and one instructor. Data are obtained from observations, interviews, and documents. Data analyses are done in three phases; namely selection, presentation, and conclusion. The findings are as follows. First, the rehabilitation phases in the ICSR are orientation, personality nurture, advanced nurture, and integration. Orientation and nurture phases are conducted in the ICSR, while integrat...

This paper explores whether gender differences can account for reactions and preferences of tertiary level students to written corrective feedback (WCF) given to their multiple draft essays in an EFL setting in Turkey. The specific areas under investigation are (a) how much of the feedback given to the preliminary and final drafts are read and paid attention to, (b) the preferred (i) main feedback providing agent(s) (ii) method(s) of correction, (iii) language of feedback, (c) the beliefs on (i) the content of feedback (ii) what needs to be corrected in multiple draft essays and finally (d) students’ self-evaluations of their writing skills in L2 English. By adopting a structured survey approach, the data were collected from 160 students (half females) who responded to a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire (α=.85) adapted from Ferris (1995) and Lee (2008). Independent sample T-test results revealed that both groups read most of the WCF given to their preliminary drafts but only some ...

Education plays an essential function in the political and socio-economic progress of a nation. Different studies show that education of the prisoners has great importance in society. Prisoners are those persons who are ignored in society. They want to get education. But they have not been properly treated regarding education. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the educational facilities in the prisons of Southern Punjab. The objectives of the study were to investigate the educational facilities provided to the prisoners in Southern Punjab and to find out problems related to prisoners’ education. The study was delimited to the male prisoners of Southern Punjab. Research methodology was descriptive. Data was collected through qualitative and quantitative survey. For this purpose, questionnaire and interview were developed after literature review. Data related to questionnaire survey was analyzed by applying different statistical techniques. Percentage, mean, standard deviation ...

The purpose of this research is to analyze the competence in personal communication among the prisoners in handling conflicts in the Class IIA Prison for Women, Pekanbaru. This study uses a qualitative method with a constructivist paradigm. The research subjects are 4 main informants who are the prisoners with the least conflict who served as companion prisoners. Data collection techniques using in-depth interview, observation, and documentation. Data analysis in qualitative research was carried out before entering the field, while in the field, and after being in the field. The results of the study show that the competence in personal communication for prisoners in the Class IIA Prison for Women, Pekanbaru correctional institution has various competencies.