Implementation and Evaluation of a Writing Process Program.

Autor/inn/en	Anderson, Stephen A.; und weitere
Institution	Yale Public Schools, MI.
Titel	Implementation and Evaluation of a Writing Process Program.
Quelle	(1992), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; English Curriculum; Faculty Development; Inservice Teacher Education; Language Arts; Models; Process Approach (Writing); Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Writing Evaluation; Writing Instruction; Writing Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrerfortbildung; Sprachkultur; Analogiemodell; Prozessorientiertes Schreiben; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schreibunterricht
Abstract	A study examined the effectiveness of a staff development program in the Yale (Michigan) public schools, intended to provide professional development to all elementary and secondary language arts teachers about the instruction of writing process and the evaluation of student work. Evaluation of the professional development model included teacher surveys of faculty training workshops and pre- and post-workshop opportunities for students to write. Workshops for teachers received high rankings and the school district experienced a large and significant increase in student writing opportunities. To evaluate qualitative outcomes for student writing, a field experiment was conducted using an out-of-district classroom as a control. Intercorrelations for judgments were high, and the experimental class showed greater and more significant improvement than the control. The data seem to indicate that the professional development model used had an effect on teacher and student behavior and has resulted in both quantitative and qualitative outcomes. Student opportunities to write jumped by almost threefold. Furthermore, the data indicates that the direct instruction of process writing can make a significant difference in the quality of student writing. (A copy of "Teacher Training Programs in Writing," published by the Center for Effective Communication in Andover, Massachusetts, is appended.) (HB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC