Tuesday, October 28, 2008
First research blog
I'm glad I'm doing a research paper along with the class I am teaching because it has been giving me reminders of how long it can take to research a topic. This project has also reminded me of how easy it is to find what your looking for, and ignore the evidence you don't want to exist. My main question of research is, "How should I respond to drafts of student writing?" Some research says a response can stifle student writing, other research says only specific feedback helps--and good luck figuring out what that is and how to do it effecively--, and yet other research says it help the developing ESL writing to get as much feedback as possible. Right now I think I will offer my class a little of each method. I know they want as much feedback as I can give them, but that takes time I don't really have. I'll give them as much feedback as I am able to give and call it a day. We'll see if more research turns up any other possible results to my question.
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I think giving students feedback as much as you can is appropriate in this situation. Feedback is frustrating, because it takes the teacher a lot of time to do...and then many students do NOT look at it. You get to know the students and can give more feedback to those who are using it regularly without ignoring the others.
Just keep working at it, it really does get easier.
I agree with you giving feedback is an important issue but students reaction and according to the feedback revising is much more important.
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