Mark Torrance
Biographic Data
| ID | 3655126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Torrance |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Torrance |
| SIGNATURE | TORRANCE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Division of Psychology; Nottingham Trent University; UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Semantic contrast ahead
Whether or not pre-planning extends beyond the initial noun in a noun phrase depends, in part, on the phrase’s dependency structure. Dependency structure disambiguates, in many contexts, the noun phrase’s reference. In the present experiment ( N = 64), we demonstrate that advance planning is affected by the extent to which a dependency supports semantic disambiguation. Participants produced noun phrases in response to picture arrays. Syntax and l…
Efectos de una instrucción estratégica-autorregulada en el proceso de comprensión y autoeficacia lectora del alumnado de educación primaria
La autorregulación es un importante factor para garantizar una adecuada comprensión lectora. Este estudio analiza los efectos de un programa de instrucción estratégica-autorregulada frente a un grupo control en el rendimiento en comprensión lectora, el tiempo dedicado a aplicar estrategias durante el proceso de comprensión lectora y la autoeficacia lectora. El programa se desarrolla bajo dos condiciones (condición 1 y condición 2) en las que los …
El Modelo De Respuesta a La Intervención en Escritura
La evidencia cientfica sita el modelo de Respuesta a la Intervencin como el enfoque clave para la prevencin y diagnstico de las Dificultades de Aprendizaje Especficas en Escritura. La formacin del psiclogo educativo en torno a la instruccin en competencia escrita y la monitorizacin del progreso del alumnado resulta fundamental para desarrollar su labor de orientacin al profesorado en la aplicacin eficiente de dicho modelo. En este estudio se pres…
Effects of teaching planning strategies to first-grade writers
BackgroundTraditionally writing instruction at the start of school has focused on developing students' ability to spell and handwrite. Teaching children explicit self-regulatory strategies for developing content and structure for their text has proved effective for students in later grades of primary (elementary) education.AimsThe present study aims to determine whether first-grade students benefit from learning higher-level self-regulating strat…
Do sixth-grade writers need process strategies
BACKGROUND: Strategy-focused writing instruction trains students both to set explicit product goals and to adopt specific procedural strategies, particularly for planning text. A number of studies have demonstrated that strategy-focused writing instruction is effective in developing writing performance. AIM: This study aimed to determine whether teaching process strategies provides additional benefit over teaching students to set product goals. S…
Snakes and Ladders
This paper explores the ways in which male offenders in professional‐status occupations prior to conviction construct and justify money‐related crime. We report a detailed analysis, based in grounded theory and critical social‐psychological discourse analysis, of a loosely‐structured group interview with four offenders. The men constructed justifications for their offenses in terms of “breadwinning” for their immediate family and economic respons…
Individual differences in the writing behaviour of undergraduate students
Background. Writing is an important skill required in all graduate employment but we lack information on the most effective ways to write, and how to foster writing expertise in students. It is widely held that writers evolve characteristic patterns of working (strategies), and that these strategies are important for writing success and efficiency. Most of the available data on the writing strategies of expert writers, however, consist of questio…
Snakes and Ladders
This paper explores the ways in which male offenders in professional‐status occupations prior to conviction construct and justify money‐related crime. We report a detailed analysis, based in grounded theory and critical social‐psychological discourse analysis, of a loosely‐structured group interview with four offenders. The men constructed justifications for their offenses in terms of “breadwinning” for their immediate family and economic respons…
Individual differences in the writing behaviour of undergraduate students
Background. Writing is an important skill required in all graduate employment but we lack information on the most effective ways to write, and how to foster writing expertise in students. It is widely held that writers evolve characteristic patterns of working (strategies), and that these strategies are important for writing success and efficiency. Most of the available data on the writing strategies of expert writers, however, consist of questio…
Effects of teaching planning strategies to first-grade writers
BackgroundTraditionally writing instruction at the start of school has focused on developing students' ability to spell and handwrite. Teaching children explicit self-regulatory strategies for developing content and structure for their text has proved effective for students in later grades of primary (elementary) education.AimsThe present study aims to determine whether first-grade students benefit from learning higher-level self-regulating strat…
Do sixth-grade writers need process strategies
BACKGROUND: Strategy-focused writing instruction trains students both to set explicit product goals and to adopt specific procedural strategies, particularly for planning text. A number of studies have demonstrated that strategy-focused writing instruction is effective in developing writing performance. AIM: This study aimed to determine whether teaching process strategies provides additional benefit over teaching students to set product goals. S…
Individual differences in the writing behaviour of undergraduate students
Background. Writing is an important skill required in all graduate employment but we lack information on the most effective ways to write, and how to foster writing expertise in students. It is widely held that writers evolve characteristic patterns of working (strategies), and that these strategies are important for writing success and efficiency. Most of the available data on the writing strategies of expert writers, however, consist of questio…
Snakes and Ladders
This paper explores the ways in which male offenders in professional‐status occupations prior to conviction construct and justify money‐related crime. We report a detailed analysis, based in grounded theory and critical social‐psychological discourse analysis, of a loosely‐structured group interview with four offenders. The men constructed justifications for their offenses in terms of “breadwinning” for their immediate family and economic respons…
Do sixth-grade writers need process strategies
BACKGROUND: Strategy-focused writing instruction trains students both to set explicit product goals and to adopt specific procedural strategies, particularly for planning text. A number of studies have demonstrated that strategy-focused writing instruction is effective in developing writing performance. AIM: This study aimed to determine whether teaching process strategies provides additional benefit over teaching students to set product goals. S…
Effects of teaching planning strategies to first-grade writers
BackgroundTraditionally writing instruction at the start of school has focused on developing students' ability to spell and handwrite. Teaching children explicit self-regulatory strategies for developing content and structure for their text has proved effective for students in later grades of primary (elementary) education.AimsThe present study aims to determine whether first-grade students benefit from learning higher-level self-regulating strat…
El Modelo De Respuesta a La Intervención en Escritura
La evidencia cientfica sita el modelo de Respuesta a la Intervencin como el enfoque clave para la prevencin y diagnstico de las Dificultades de Aprendizaje Especficas en Escritura. La formacin del psiclogo educativo en torno a la instruccin en competencia escrita y la monitorizacin del progreso del alumnado resulta fundamental para desarrollar su labor de orientacin al profesorado en la aplicacin eficiente de dicho modelo. En este estudio se pres…
Efectos de una instrucción estratégica-autorregulada en el proceso de comprensión y autoeficacia lectora del alumnado de educación primaria
La autorregulación es un importante factor para garantizar una adecuada comprensión lectora. Este estudio analiza los efectos de un programa de instrucción estratégica-autorregulada frente a un grupo control en el rendimiento en comprensión lectora, el tiempo dedicado a aplicar estrategias durante el proceso de comprensión lectora y la autoeficacia lectora. El programa se desarrolla bajo dos condiciones (condición 1 y condición 2) en las que los …
Semantic contrast ahead
Whether or not pre-planning extends beyond the initial noun in a noun phrase depends, in part, on the phrase’s dependency structure. Dependency structure disambiguates, in many contexts, the noun phrase’s reference. In the present experiment ( N = 64), we demonstrate that advance planning is affected by the extent to which a dependency supports semantic disambiguation. Participants produced noun phrases in response to picture arrays. Syntax and l…
Psychology (6 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Writing and Handwriting Education (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Literacy and Educational Practices (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Quality (philosophy) (2 works)