Adolescent Perspectives on Authentic Writing Instruction

Autor/in	Behizadeh, Nadia
Titel	Adolescent Perspectives on Authentic Writing Instruction
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 10 (2014) 1, S.27-44 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-9035
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Middle School Teachers; Writing Instruction; Teaching Methods; Critical Thinking; Problem Solving; Relevance (Education); Literacy; Grounded Theory; Interviews; Likert Scales; Student Interests; Comparative Analysis; Student Attitudes; Adolescent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Schreibunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kritisches Denken; Problemlösen; Relevance; Relevanz; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Likert-Skala; Studieninteresse; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Researchers and educators support the idea of providing authentic literacy experiences to students. However, a critical misconception of the locus of authenticity exists; the focus has generally been on making tasks authentic to college, careers, or researcher-determined notions of authenticity rather than making tasks authentic to students and their funds of knowledge. After making a case for redefining authenticity in education as subjective, I then present a grounded theory of authentic writing instruction derived from interviews of a diverse body of eighth grade students over two years. Results of this study indicate the need for instruction to include a choice of valued topics, an emphasis on expression instead of conventions, and the potential for writing to impact an intended, actual audience. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. 315 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-7866; Fax: 706-542-3817; e-mail: jolle@uga.edu; Web site: http://jolle.coe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10