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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16. How much class time do you give to writing instruction and assignments? In a typical month,<br />
about wh<strong>at</strong> percentage <strong>of</strong> classroom time do you spend on writing instruction? (If the time<br />
spent varies from unit to unit, explain why and how.)<br />
17. How much out-<strong>of</strong>-class time do you typically expect your students to spend on writing<br />
assignments each week? How <strong>of</strong>ten are writing assignments started in class and then finished<br />
elsewhere?<br />
18. How long are the writing assignments your students do for this class? How and to wh<strong>at</strong><br />
extent do you use long-term writing projects? How long do you expect them to be?<br />
INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> do you do to help students learn to do the kinds <strong>of</strong> writing needed in your subject area?<br />
19. Wh<strong>at</strong> do you think are the best ways to teach and encourage student writing? How would<br />
you describe high-quality writing instruction?<br />
20. How do your students learn the underlying skills and str<strong>at</strong>egies <strong>of</strong> effective writing in your<br />
subject area? Wh<strong>at</strong> textbooks or programs do you use? How do these resources influence your<br />
teaching <strong>of</strong> writing?<br />
21. How much emphasis do you place on teaching appropri<strong>at</strong>e vocabulary? Grammar and<br />
usage? Sentence structure? If you teach any <strong>of</strong> these, wh<strong>at</strong> instructional approaches do you<br />
use?<br />
22. How <strong>of</strong>ten do your students write more than one draft? Wh<strong>at</strong> processes do you<br />
use/encourage for revising drafts? Wh<strong>at</strong> role, if any, does peer discussion play in pre-writing, revision,<br />
or present<strong>at</strong>ion?<br />
23. How and to wh<strong>at</strong> extent do you integr<strong>at</strong>e writing instruction with other aspects <strong>of</strong> your<br />
curricula?<br />
TECHNOLOGY USE<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> is the role <strong>of</strong> technology in student writing and in writing instruction in your classes?<br />
24. How and to wh<strong>at</strong> extent do you use computers or other technology for classroom<br />
present<strong>at</strong>ions and activities?<br />
25. How and to wh<strong>at</strong> extent do students use computers for writing for your classes? Where and<br />
how are computers made available for student use? How accessible are they? How and to<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> extent do your students use the Internet to access inform<strong>at</strong>ion for writing assignments in<br />
your subject area?<br />
26. Are there any other technologies, or particular s<strong>of</strong>tware, used to support writing in your<br />
classes?<br />
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