The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany

To what extent do you use the following instructional techniques when students are
asked to write in this class?
Ask students to work together to
plan, edit, or revise their work.
Provide instruction and experience in
what to include in summarizing the
content being studied.
Base writing on inquiry tasks
involving immediate, concrete data as
the basis for writing.
Teach specific strategies for planning,
drafting, revising, and organizing
written work.
Provide models of effective responses
for students to read, analyze, and
emulate.
Provide rubrics that specify what will
count in evaluating student work.
Organize a "workshop" environment
in which students receive individual
attention as they engage in learning
the content, allowing for cycles of
investigation, writing, and revision.
Spend class time generating and
organizing ideas or information before
writing.
Clearly specify the specific parts that
must be included in a particular kind
of writing assignment.
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