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* Voygotsky, L. (1962) Thought and language. MIT Press.}} | * Voygotsky, L. (1962) Thought and language. MIT Press.}} | ||
=Improving | =Improving Writing= | ||
==Choice of teaching strategies can make a difference== | ==Choice of teaching strategies can make a difference== | ||
In a meta-analysis of research looking at a range of studies on teaching strategies in secondary classrooms, three broad approaches to the teaching of writing were identified (Hillocks 1986) | {{adaptedfrom|Improving Writing - Research Summary|Whole|In a meta-analysis of research looking at a range of studies on teaching strategies in secondary classrooms, three broad approaches to the teaching of writing were identified (Hillocks 1986) | ||
* presentational: where the role of the teacher is that of setting tasks and marking outcomes; | * presentational: where the role of the teacher is that of setting tasks and marking outcomes; | ||
* process: where the pupil controls the writing choice and writing is developed through drafts and peer-conferencing (Graves 1983; Calkins 1988); | * process: where the pupil controls the writing choice and writing is developed through drafts and peer-conferencing (Graves 1983; Calkins 1988); | ||