Evaluation of writing skills

Consider the evaluation of a self-regulatory training of revising strategies with N=44 German-speaking sixth-graders. The primary outcome is the global score on the RANT (Rating for Narrative Texts, range from best = 1 to worst = 10). The significance level is set to α=5% one-tailed. A decrease of the values (i.e., better text quality) should result in a positive t-value.

Table 1. RANT scores at Pretest, Posttest, and D=Pre-Post
RANTPretestPosttestD
Average5.54.21.2
SD2.42.41.2