The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany
The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany
The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany
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Teacher Interview Schedule: Follow-up Interview<br />
1. When we talked earlier this year, you indic<strong>at</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> the writing students do for your ____ class<br />
includes ______ (type or types).<br />
� Could you review for me, please, the ways in which you prepare students for this type <strong>of</strong> writing?<br />
2. Wh<strong>at</strong> do you see as good writing in your subject area?<br />
� How do you incorpor<strong>at</strong>e instruction to help students to achieve good writing in your subject area?<br />
� How do you evalu<strong>at</strong>e good writing in this academic area?<br />
3. How has this district’s writing curriculum influenced your writing instruction and/or your students’<br />
writing experiences this year?<br />
4. Wh<strong>at</strong> do you see as the gre<strong>at</strong>est challenges in developing students’ abilities to do the kinds <strong>of</strong> writing<br />
you require in your class?<br />
5. Looking back over this school year, how do you believe your higher performing students vs. your<br />
lower performing students have been developing in terms <strong>of</strong> the kinds <strong>of</strong> writing you require in your<br />
class?<br />
� Wh<strong>at</strong> factors might have influenced the differences?<br />
� How do you believe non-n<strong>at</strong>ive English speaking students are developing in terms <strong>of</strong> the kinds <strong>of</strong><br />
writing you require in your class?<br />
6. How have you and your students used technology for writing assignments and/or instruction?<br />
� Wh<strong>at</strong> kinds <strong>of</strong> technology did you use in your class instruction?<br />
o How did your instructional use <strong>of</strong> technology affect your teaching and student learning?<br />
� Wh<strong>at</strong> kinds <strong>of</strong> technology did your students use in your class?<br />
o How did students’ use <strong>of</strong> technology affect their learning?<br />
� Wh<strong>at</strong> kinds <strong>of</strong> technology did your students use outside <strong>of</strong> class to do their work for your class?<br />
o How do you think your students’ use <strong>of</strong> technology outside <strong>of</strong> class affected their<br />
learning?<br />
7. Wh<strong>at</strong> role has writing had in this class this year?<br />
� How important has writing been in this class?<br />
� Wh<strong>at</strong> were the major accomplishments and/or challenges in writing in this class this year?<br />
� Wh<strong>at</strong> changes in writing tasks, processes, or instruction might you make next year?<br />
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