The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany

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Perceptions of Student Performance How well do you feel your students are learning to write and what else can be done? 18. Are you satisfied with your students’ writing performance in the major subjects? What else would you like them to be able to do? 19. What else would you like to see done to help them get beyond where they are now? 20. What do you think it will take to get there? 40
Teacher Interview Schedule: First Interview Value, Emphasis & Influence What do you see as the broad goals, benefits, or uses of writing in all academic areas? 4. How would you describe the importance of writing to students’ success in school and in their future lives? 5. How much emphasis does your school or district give to student writing? How is this emphasis demonstrated? How do you think this emphasis influences classroom instruction in general? 6. What do you see as the most important aspects of student writing in your subject area and grade level? 7. How much emphasis do you personally put on student writing in your classroom? How do you show this emphasis? 8. What do you see as the main influences on student writing in your school? What are the main influences on how you use writing in your classroom? 9. How do you use student writing to help you attain your course goals? Initiatives, Curriculum & Collaboration How does your school support student writing? 7. What school-wide or department-wide writing initiatives have been undertaken recently? How have such programs/policies/procedures been implemented? How well do you think they have they have succeeded? Why? 8. What curricular guidelines and materials for writing does your school or district provide? How are these chosen or developed? 9. What opportunities have you had to learn more about writing instruction through conferences, workshops, courses, or other contacts? When? How and to what extent have you used ideas from these sources in your classroom? 10. How and to what extent do department or team members collaborate to talk about student writing? Types of Writing What kinds of student writing are important in your subject area? 41
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