The National Study of Writing Instruction - University at Albany

The questions in this section are concerned with the kinds of
activities that surround any writing that students may do for
this class.
To what extent do you use the following instructional techniques
when students are asked to write in this class?
Spend class time generating and organizing
ideas or information before writing.
Provide models of effective responses for
students to read, analyze, and emulate.
Clearly specify the specific parts that must be
included in a particular kind of writing
assignment.
Ask students to work together to plan, edit, or
revise their work.
Base writing on inquiry tasks involving
immediate, concrete data as the basis for
writing.
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.
Provide instruction and experience in what to
include in summarizing the content being
studied.
Teach specific strategies for planning, drafting,
revising, and organizing written work.
Provide rubrics that specify what will count in
evaluating student work.
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