Factors affecting writing achievement: mapping teacher beliefs
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Wyatt-Smith, Claire and Castleton, Geraldine. (2004). Factors affecting writing achievement: mapping teacher beliefs. English in Education. 38(1), pp. 39 - 63. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-8845.2004.tb00772.x
Authors | Wyatt-Smith, Claire and Castleton, Geraldine |
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Abstract | The intersection of teacher beliefs with writing achievement in schooling is a key concern of this paper. The paper reports part of a two-year Australian study that set out to examine in detail how it is that teachers judge Year 5 students' literacy achievement using writing as the case instance. In what follows, we examine the data in the form of concept maps that the teachers them selves made available showing their beliefs about, and insights into the factors that affect student writing achievement. Drawing on these maps, we highlight the range of teacher-identified factors, including those relating to in-class behaviour, motivation, attitudes to school learning, social and cultural backgrounds, oracy and even life circumstances. Additionally, we address how the identified factors function, operating either as standalone elements or within a dynamic network of inter-relationships. |
Keywords | Teacher beliefs; writing achievement; factors affecting writing achievement |
Year | 2004 |
Journal | English in Education |
Journal citation | 38 (1), pp. 39 - 63 |
Publisher | National Association for the Teaching of English |
ISSN | 0425-0494 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-8845.2004.tb00772.x |
Page range | 39 - 63 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/877z1/factors-affecting-writing-achievement-mapping-teacher-beliefs
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