Survey [microform] : Writing In the Content Area / James Briggs and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5403455
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Briggs, James
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1981
- 21 p.
- Summary:
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As a follow-up to the Central Wisconsin Writing Project, a writing survey was prepared to (1) introduce the concept of writing across the curriculum to high school faculty in the district, (2) determine the district's need for inservice in writing across the curriculum, (3) establish the validity of the data, (4) collect information about writing expectations in high school courses other than English, and (5) use the information as a basis for creating strategies and inservice specially designed to meet the needs of non-English teachers. The survey was administered during October 1980 to departments of social studies, science, business education, driver education, physical education, home economics, industrial arts, and agriculture. The results indicated that 62% of the teachers did not connect the learning of course concepts to the ability to explain them in writing. Seventy-six percent felt that all written work should be read and evaluated by the teacher, but while 50% indicated that writing ability had some effect on grade, no more than 10% said it had a major role in grading. Over 50% said that little or no teaching time was spent on activities to improve writing, and most teachers had their students taking notes on a daily basis. No other type of written assignment received much attention other than short answers on worksheets. (HOD)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English (23rd, LaCrosse, WI, May 7-8, 1981).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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