"I Am Kind of a Good Writer and Kind of Not": Examining Students' Writing Attitudes

Autor/inn/en	Hall, Anna H.; Axelrod, Ysaaca
Titel	"I Am Kind of a Good Writer and Kind of Not": Examining Students' Writing Attitudes
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Education, 24 (2014) 2, S.34-50 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1083-6470
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Writing Ability; Writing Achievement; Self Efficacy; Focus Groups; Beliefs; Affective Measures; Student Motivation; Teacher Influence; Preferences; Elementary School Students; Affective Behavior; Qualitative Research; Observation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Schreibkompetenz; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Belief; Glaube; Schulische Motivation; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Qualitative Forschung; Beobachtung
Abstract	Since writing ability has been found to be an important predictor of school success and college readiness, it is important for teachers to understand the connections between students' attitudes toward writing, writing self-efficacy, and writing achievement. This article describes the findings from focus groups conducted with 81 students in grades K-5 during which participants discussed their attitudes and self-efficacy beliefs about writing. Focusing on the power of students' voices, this study adds a unique perspective not often found in the affective domain of writing research. Five broad themes emerged related to students' writing attitudes including: (1) feelings about writing, (2) writing self-efficacy, (3) motivators for writing, (4) teacher influence, and (5) writing preferences. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Eastern Educational Research Association. George Watson, Marshall University, One John Marshall Drive, College of Education and Professional Development, Huntington, WV 25755. e-mail: eerajournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.eeraorganization.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01