writing conventions  : Link Tasks
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Link Task 9
Approach: Station
Instructions: Students were given a paper and pencil punctuation task.
% responses
y4
Punctuation added correctly: 9–10
7–8
5–6
3–4
1–2
0
3
12
22
34
25
4
Punctuation added incorrectly: 0
1–2
3–4
5–6
7–1
34
37
17
7
6

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Link Task 10
Approach: Station
Instructions: Students were given a paper and pencil spelling correction task.
% responses
y8

Words corrected: 11–12
9–10
7–8
5–6
3–4
0–2

20
22
17
16
12
13
Correct words altered: 0
1
2
3
79
18
2
1

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Link Task 11
Approach: One to one
Instructions: Students were given a spelling correction task on a laptop computer.
% responses
y8
Words corrected: 11–12
9–10
7–8
5–6
3–4
0–2
21
23
19
13
12
12
Corrected words altered: 0
1
2
3
87
9
4
0

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