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Improving Historical Writing Providing Meaningful FeedbackScott M. PetriCCSS 55th Annual Conference March 5, 2016
“Good writing is the expression of good thinking. Stating ideas clearly in writing is a key element of literacy, but it is a skill that takes constant practice to learn.
- TCI Bringing Learning Alive
1. Purposes/Types of Writing2. Effectiveness feedback on
writing:a. Self Evaluation / Peer
Reviewb.Robo-graders paired with
Self/Peer Reviewc. Revision Memosd.Audio and Video Feedback
Today’s Topics
Purposes and Types
of Writing
Purposes of Writing● Argument
○ Focused on discipline-specific content○ Develop Claims and distinguish claims from alternate or opposing
claims○ Support Claims with logic reasoning and textual evidence
● Informative / Explanatory○ Provide New Knowledge○ Summarize Information○ Develop a Concept○ Define or Detail Components○ Explain a Process
● Narrative○ Tell a Story or Biography○ Account of an Event○ Provide an Anecdote
Types of WritingCategory Description Evaluation / Feedback Method
Routine Writing
Focused Freewrites and Quiz Writing - Discussion starters, focus questions, brainstorming, exit slips, 3/2/1 lists, getting ideas down on paper. This includes writing for quick assessments as well as writing to learn activities in a learning notebook.
Participation, on task check, check for correct answers. These are writings that can be checked in a variety of ways. They can be checked for completion, correct answers, a brainstorm, thoughts, idea generating etc... Conventions, organization and style are less important than completion or correct answers.
Papers / Essays
Papers / Essays - Informative and Explanatory essays provide a summary and/or explanation about a particular topic. While Argument papers make a claim and provide text-based evidence. Narrative writing tells a story or narrates events. These assignments can be completed during the course of a class period or could be drawn out during multiple days of instruction and become a more publishable product.
Graded according to Rubric aligned to the Common Core State Writing Standards / State Standards. Content teachers will emphasize the comprehension of material, but students will be held accountable for development of ideas, organization, style and conventions.
Research Project /
Paper
Research projects - Research papers should take 1-2 weeks of instruction and focus on the research process. Students research independently or as part of a group and create a product that reflects inquiry and reflection. This may result in a product that is publishable in form.
Graded according to Rubric aligned to the Common Core State Writing Standards / State Standards. Content teachers will emphasize the comprehension of material, but students will be held accountable for development of ideas, organization, style and conventions. Rubrics may also include elements that focus on the steps of the research process.
Essay Feedback
• Feedback is information (provided by a teacher) regarding aspects of one’s performance or understanding.
• It occurs typically after
instruction that seeks to provide knowledge and skills or to develop particular attitudes.
Hattie & Timperley (2007) recommend three major feedback questions:
1.Where am I going? 2.How am I going? 3.Where to next?
Summary of Effect Sizes Relating to Feedback Effects Social
Science researchers
generally interpret
effect sizes as:
(small = .20; medium
= .50; and large = .80)
What Students Say About Instructor Feedback
1. Almost 1/3 of teachers take more than 13 days to provide feedback on written work.
2. Despite high rates of electronic submission, students did not report receiving feedback electronically.
Effective Feedback: The Numbers
Fact or Fiction
Fact or Fiction
Types of Feedback
Feedback Recommendations1. Comments recorded by
voice or audio may be a time-saving substitute for Face-to-face feedback
2. Provide students with different types of feedback, and evaluate what is helpful for them
3. Modify the definition of effective feedback for your class.
Self Review / Peer Review
Peer ReviewSheet
Essay Criteria Chart
Robo GradersOnline Writing Support Tools
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Paper Rater Data (N=116)
Originality Bad Phrase Transitions Sentences Avg Lngth Apprx Wrds Vocab Words Score
88.88 54.59 45.30 32.96 17.86 568.10 55.16 80.83
Revision Memos
Bardine & Fulton (2008)• Revision memos are a great way to help writers
think about what they have just written and begin to plan for future drafts.
• The purpose of revision memos is to help students become critical readers of their own writing.
Content of Revision MemoInclude the following in your revision memo:1. It is addressed to your teacher. 2. It lists the strengths and weaknesses your peers
(and teacher) saw in your draft. 3. It describes your overall impression of the revision
(strengths and weakness). 4. It points out what your focus was on this draft. 5. It details the changes you’ve made from one draft
to the next.
This student has identified three growth areas in his/her writing:1. Citations2. Word Usage3. Transitions
Final Thoughts on Revision Memos
• Goal for the revision memos is to help students recognize their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Revision Memo should focus on the textual choices, considering not only the changes students make, but also the reason for those changes.
• Never grade revision memos. Grading the memos would negatively change the students’ approaches to writing them.
Audio & VideoFeedback
Kaizena
Voxer
Whole Class Feedback
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJMyvwjpm-s
Go from 6 min to 8 min
Next Steps● Integrate Routine Writing Assignments into your daily
lessons and short papers monthly or quarterly● Coach Students through the Writing Process by setting
Focus Correction Areas for Informative, Explanatory, Argument, and Narrative Papers
● Provide Feedback in writing, audio, and/or video● Train Students to effectively conduct Self and Peer
Reviews ● Use Robo Graders to provide students with immediate
feedback on grammar and conventions, which allows teachers to focus on the student's argument /explanation, claims and supports, and organization.
If we truly want to make students college & career ready, we need to dramatically
increase the amount of writing assigned to students across all subjects.
1. Routine Writing Assignments
2. Regular Assignment of Informative, Explanatory, and/or Argument Papers
3. Timely and Meaningful Feedback 4. Coaching Students to Become Better Writers
Recap of Today’s Goals 1.You learned feedback strategies to
coach your students improve their writing.
2.You are leaving with tools that will help up DOUBLE the amount of writing you normally assign in your class without increasing your grading burden.
Scott [email protected]@scottmpetri
Thank You
Don’t forget our unconference/EdCamp tomorrow from 8:00 am – 10:00 am in Emerald Bay 2 & 3