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Contents Overview of the National Study of Writing Instruction ................................................................................ 4 Year 1: Analysis of Existing National Assessment Data ................................................................................ 5 Methods .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Year 2: Year-long Case Studies of 6 New York Schools ................................................................................. 6 Methods .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Sample of Schools ................................................................................................................................. 6 Participants ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Instrumentation .................................................................................................................................... 8 Procedures .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Year 3: Studies of Schools with Local Reputations for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing .................. 12 Methods .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Sample of Schools ............................................................................................................................... 12 Participants ......................................................................................................................................... 17 Instrumentation .................................................................................................................................. 21 Procedures .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Year 4: National Survey of a Representative Sample of Middle and High School Teachers ...................... 28 Methods .................................................................................................................................................. 28 Sample of Teachers ............................................................................................................................. 28 Instrumentation .................................................................................................................................. 29 Procedures .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Analysis of Response Rates and Non-Responders .............................................................................. 30 Comparison of Responders to National Estimates ............................................................................. 32 Appendix 1. The Project Team ................................................................................................................... 36 Appendix 2. Instruments: Year 2 Case Studies .......................................................................................... 37 Administrator Interview Schedule .......................................................................................................... 38 Teacher Interview Schedule: First Interview ......................................................................................... 41 Teacher Interview Schedule: Follow-up Interview .............................................................................. 45 Student Interview Schedule: First Interview ........................................................................................... 46 Student Interview Schedule: Second Interview ...................................................................................... 48 Pre- and Post- Observation Questions .................................................................................................... 49 Survey of Writing and Learning Activities ............................................................................................... 50 2
Appendix 3. Instruments: Year 3 Studies of Schools with Reputations for Excellence.............................. 66 Administrator Interview Schedule .......................................................................................................... 67 Teacher Interview Schedule .................................................................................................................... 70 Student Interview Schedule .................................................................................................................... 74 Classroom Observation Protocol ............................................................................................................ 76 Summary of Classroom Observation ...................................................................................................... 80 Daily Interpretive Memo ......................................................................................................................... 81 Summary of School Visit ......................................................................................................................... 82 Survey of Writing and Writing Instruction: Form 1 ................................................................................ 84 Survey of Writing and Writing Instruction: Form 2 ................................................................................ 94 Appendix 4. Instruments: Year 4 National Survey ................................................................................... 102 Writing and Learning Activities 2009-10: Form 1 ................................................................................. 103 Writing and Learning Activities 2009-10: Form 2 ................................................................................. 112 3
Page 1: February 2011 The National Study of
Page 5 and 6: Year 1: Analysis of Existing Nation
Page 7 and 8: Table 1. Middle School Demographics
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Page 13 and 14: Table 5. Types of Writing Required
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Discipline-Specific Learnings This
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How important is each of the follow
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___ Overhead projector ___ Webpage
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Below is a list of reasons that tea
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To what extent do you use the follo
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improving students' writing skills.
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How many days did students have to
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Administrator Interview Schedule Sc
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20. Are you satisfied with your stu
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INITIATIVES & SUPPORT How does your
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING How
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18. Tell me about your use of techn
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Paragraphs+ (1 or more parag.) Focu
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Other Technology Use By Student Int
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Daily Interpretive Memo After each
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7. What unusual approaches or metho
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___ Special education ___ Other (pl
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If so, please specify: ____________
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Are there specialized types of writ
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What technologies have you used in
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How important have the following so
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What is the general subject of this
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If you assign paragraph-length writ
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How many weeks are there in a full
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Was this assignment ___Required ___
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