A National Study of Teaching and Assessing Writing in Canadian Middle Grades Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Peterson, Shelley Stagg; McClay, Jill
Titel	A National Study of Teaching and Assessing Writing in Canadian Middle Grades Classrooms
Quelle	In: McGill Journal of Education, 49 (2014) 1, S.17-39 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0024-9033
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Middle School Students; Middle School Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Interviews; Writing Evaluation; Educational Resources; Telephone Surveys; Behavioral Objectives; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Instructional Materials; Multimedia Materials; Access to Computers; Community Resources; Parent Participation; Writing Assignments; Feedback (Response); Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Improvement; Teaching Methods; Writing Instruction; Observation; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsmittel; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Elternmitwirkung; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schreibunterricht; Beobachtung; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Kanada
Abstract	This article reports comprehensive findings from a national study of the teaching and assessment of writing in classrooms across ten Canadian provinces and two of three territories. Through interviews with 216 grade 4-8 teachers and observations and interviews in 22 classrooms (1 to 3 classrooms in each province), we gathered information about participating middle-grade teachers' goals, and the practices and resources (including computers and multi-media, parents and community resources) that they use to teach and assess writing. The strengths and challenges that they identify in teaching writing and assessing writing, and the people who have most greatly influenced their writing instruction provide additional information on which we base implications for teacher education and professional development initiatives. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10