Teaching writing to middle school students: A national survey
Journal article
Graham, Steve, Capizzi, Andrea, Harris, Karen, Hebert, Michael and Morphy, Paul. (2014). Teaching writing to middle school students: A national survey. Reading and Writing. 27(6), pp. 1015 - 1042. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-013-9495-7
Authors | Graham, Steve, Capizzi, Andrea, Harris, Karen, Hebert, Michael and Morphy, Paul |
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Abstract | A random sample of language arts, social studies, and science middle school teachers from the United States were surveyed about their preparation to teach writing, beliefs about responsibilities for teaching writing, use of evidence-based writing practices, assessment of writing, use of technology, and adaptations for struggling writers. The findings from this survey raised concerns about the quality of middle school writing instruction. Many teachers believed their preservice and inservice preparation to teach writing was inadequate. Middle school students spend little time writing or being taught how to write. While most teachers used a variety of evidenced-based writing practices and made adaptations for struggling writers, such methods were applied infrequently. Most teachers did not appear to use assessment data to shape how they taught writing, and computers played a relatively minor role in middle school writing instruction. Even though teachers generally agreed that writing was a collective responsibility, language arts teachers placed a greater emphasis on writing instruction than social studies and science teachers. |
Keywords | writing; middle schools; National survey |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Reading and Writing |
Journal citation | 27 (6), pp. 1015 - 1042 |
Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
ISSN | 0922-4777 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-013-9495-7 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84902202446 |
Page range | 1015 - 1042 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Netherlands |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/873v2/teaching-writing-to-middle-school-students-a-national-survey
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