ERIC Number: EJ826264
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 16
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0032-0684
EISSN: N/A
Changing Teacher Behavior and Improving Student Writing Achievement
Tienken, Christopher H.; Achilles, Charles M.
Planning and Changing, v34 n3-4 p153-168 2003
The purpose of this empirical study was to determine if there was a measurable difference on the content and organization portion of a narrative writing test by a sample of students taught by teachers who received professional development (PD) as compared to students whose teachers did not have this training and thus their students did not receive this level of instruction. The PD trained teachers how to provide instruction to students in using the criteria contained within the New Jersey Registered Holistic Rubric and a set of higher-order reflective questions as self-assessment and reflection devices when composing, revising, and editing narrative essays. Results of the study suggest that carefully planned, small-group PD implemented with an awareness of change processes can be empirically tested and (a) change the instructional practices for teachers and (b) positively impact student achievement. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Writing Achievement, Writing Tests, Writing (Composition), Teacher Competencies, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Teacher Influence, Comparative Analysis, Writing Instruction, Essays, Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Scoring Rubrics
Department of Educational Administration and Foundations. College of Education, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5900, Normal, IL 61790-5900. Tel: 309-438-2399; Fax: 309-438-8683; Web site: http://education.illinoisstate.edu/planning/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
Audience: Students; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Cognitive Abilities Test
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