Download or read book Effects of Self assessment and Peer Interaction on the Writing Progress of Second Graders written by Barbara Jean Standly and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peer Evaluation and Self Assessment written by Kristen J. Nielsen and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Over recent decades, the teaching of writing has evolved to incorporate a wide range of methods. Little is known, however, about the effect of many of these methods on student writing outcomes. Much of the literature offers description of teachers' classroom practices rather than study of effectiveness, highlighting a significant research gap. This process-outcome study begins to fill the gap in writing research by analyzing and evaluating two key methods in writing instruction using quasi-experimental methods. This study first defines and describes the numerous practices common to peer evaluation and self assessment and their theoretical framework, and, through an analysis of the literature, stabilizes the practices found to be most effective by instructors of writing, and supports these methods with a list of strategies for implementation. The effects of peer evaluation and self assessment on student writing were then measured. Each practice was assigned to two sections of first-year college writing. The differences between pre and post writing test scores from peer- and self-assessment sections were then compared against control sections. Findings were significant. Peer evaluation yielded mixed results: with a positive effect for low-ability writers, no difference from the control for middle ability, and a negative effect for high-ability writers. In contrast, self assessment was found to be more effective than the control for all levels of writers and more effective than peer evaluation for most writers, with a matching benefit for low-ability writers. These results indicate that all learners can benefit from self-assessment methods in writing, but that peer evaluation's impact is positive for more limited numbers of students and may have little or no benefit for others. The literature review and discussion of qualitative findings from this study also explore complexities of teaching with each method and strategies to support success, with particular focus on the impact of student motivation challenges on writing achievement.
Download or read book Optimising New Modes of Assessment In Search of Qualities and Standards written by Mien Segers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential book for all those concerned with the field of assessment. It addresses relevant and timely conceptual and practical issues from a research perspective and, based on research results, clearly provides solutions to practical applications at the cutting edge of the emerging area of new modes of assessment. In a clear and rigorous manner, the authors explore new methods and study the various quality aspects of innovative approaches.
Download or read book Self assessment and Development in Writing written by Jane Bowman Smith and published by Hampton Press (NJ). This book was released on 2000 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores student self-assessment and its role in the development of writing. Chapters address both theoretical and practical issues and make connections to extend the work done by teacher evaluation of student writing, peer evaluation and in portfolios.
Download or read book The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta Analysis written by Harris Cooper and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research synthesis is the practice of systematically distilling and integrating data from many studies in order to draw more reliable conclusions about a given research issue. When the first edition of The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis was published in 1994, it quickly became the definitive reference for conducting meta-analyses in both the social and behavioral sciences. In the third edition, editors Harris Cooper, Larry Hedges, and Jeff Valentine present updated versions of classic chapters and add new sections that evaluate cutting-edge developments in the field. The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis draws upon groundbreaking advances that have transformed research synthesis from a narrative craft into an important scientific process in its own right. The editors and leading scholars guide the reader through every stage of the research synthesis process—problem formulation, literature search and evaluation, statistical integration, and report preparation. The Handbook incorporates state-of-the-art techniques from all quantitative synthesis traditions and distills a vast literature to explain the most effective solutions to the problems of quantitative data integration. Among the statistical issues addressed are the synthesis of non-independent data sets, fixed and random effects methods, the performance of sensitivity analyses and model assessments, the development of machine-based abstract screening, the increased use of meta-regression and the problems of missing data. The Handbook also addresses the non-statistical aspects of research synthesis, including searching the literature and developing schemes for gathering information from study reports. Those engaged in research synthesis will find useful advice on how tables, graphs, and narration can foster communication of the results of research syntheses. The third edition of the Handbook provides comprehensive instruction in the skills necessary to conduct research syntheses and represents the premier text on research synthesis. Praise for the first edition: "The Handbook is a comprehensive treatment of literature synthesis and provides practical advice for anyone deep in the throes of, just teetering on the brink of, or attempting to decipher a meta-analysis. Given the expanding application and importance of literature synthesis, understanding both its strengths and weaknesses is essential for its practitioners and consumers. This volume is a good beginning for those who wish to gain that understanding." —Chance "Meta-analysis, as the statistical analysis of a large collection of results from individual studies is called, has now achieved a status of respectability in medicine. This respectability, when combined with the slight hint of mystique that sometimes surrounds meta-analysis, ensures that results of studies that use it are treated with the respect they deserve....The Handbook of Research Synthesis is one of the most important publications in this subject both as a definitive reference book and a practical manual."—British Medical Journal When the first edition of The Handbook of Research Synthesis was published in 1994, it quickly became the definitive reference for researchers conducting meta-analyses of existing research in both the social and biological sciences. In this fully revised second edition, editors Harris Cooper, Larry Hedges, and Jeff Valentine present updated versions of the Handbook's classic chapters, as well as entirely new sections reporting on the most recent, cutting-edge developments in the field. Research synthesis is the practice of systematically distilling and integrating data from a variety of sources in order to draw more reliable conclusions about a given question or topic. The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis draws upon years of groundbreaking advances that have transformed research synthesis from a narrative craft into an important scientific process in its own right. Cooper, Hedges, and Valentine have assembled leading authorities in the field to guide the reader through every stage of the research synthesis process—problem formulation, literature search and evaluation, statistical integration, and report preparation. The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis incorporates state-of-the-art techniques from all quantitative synthesis traditions. Distilling a vast technical literature and many informal sources, the Handbook provides a portfolio of the most effective solutions to the problems of quantitative data integration. Among the statistical issues addressed by the authors are the synthesis of non-independent data sets, fixed and random effects methods, the performance of sensitivity analyses and model assessments, and the problem of missing data. The Handbook of Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis also provides a rich treatment of the non-statistical aspects of research synthesis. Topics include searching the literature, and developing schemes for gathering information from study reports. Those engaged in research synthesis will also find useful advice on how tables, graphs, and narration can be used to provide the most meaningful communication of the results of research synthesis. In addition, the editors address the potentials and limitations of research synthesis, and its future directions. The past decade has been a period of enormous growth in the field of research synthesis. The second edition Handbook thoroughly revises original chapters to assure that the volume remains the most authoritative source of information for researchers undertaking meta-analysis today. In response to the increasing use of research synthesis in the formation of public policy, the second edition includes a new chapter on both the strengths and limitations of research synthesis in policy debates
Download or read book The Impact of Portfolios on Second Grade Students Self assessment of Their Literacy Development written by Brenda Joyce Hillyer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peer Response in Second Language Writing Classrooms written by Jun Liu and published by University of Michigan Press ELT. This book was released on 2002-05-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peer response in which students work together to provide feedback on one another's writing in both written and oral formats through active engagement with each other's progress over multiple drafts, has been discussed in L2 writing literature since the early 1980s. While peer response activities have now become a common feature of L2 writing instruction, much of the research in peer response studies presents conflicting data. There is a need for a comprehensive survey of it in an effort to help teachers sort out what may or may not be useful to them in the classroom. Peer Response in Second Language Writing Classrooms was written to fill that void. Peer Response in Second Language Writing Classrooms will provide teachers with practical guidelines for making peer response effective in the classroom and will offer a theoretical grounding on the purposes and importance of peer review, or feedback, as it relates to current writing instruction pedagogy.
Download or read book Learning Together written by Nancy Falchikov and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003-08-27 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of students in higher education has expanded dramatically in recent years, but funding has not kept pace with this growth. The result is less contact time for lecturers and their students, and corresponding worries about how the quality of teaching and learning can be improved. Peer tutoring is one method which is growing in popularity, and has already proved successful in a number of countries. This book provides an introduction to the methods and practice of peer tutoring focusing on how to set up schemes and how to cope with common problems. It discusses the theory behind this form of learning and the beneficial effects associated with it. Summaries are included at the end of each chapter.
Download or read book Feedback in Second Language Writing written by Ken Hyland and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an up-to-date analysis of issues related to providing, using and researching feedback, including new developments in technology.
Download or read book Knowing What Students Know written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-10-27 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education is a hot topic. From the stage of presidential debates to tonight's dinner table, it is an issue that most Americans are deeply concerned about. While there are many strategies for improving the educational process, we need a way to find out what works and what doesn't work as well. Educational assessment seeks to determine just how well students are learning and is an integral part of our quest for improved education. The nation is pinning greater expectations on educational assessment than ever before. We look to these assessment tools when documenting whether students and institutions are truly meeting education goals. But we must stop and ask a crucial question: What kind of assessment is most effective? At a time when traditional testing is subject to increasing criticism, research suggests that new, exciting approaches to assessment may be on the horizon. Advances in the sciences of how people learn and how to measure such learning offer the hope of developing new kinds of assessments-assessments that help students succeed in school by making as clear as possible the nature of their accomplishments and the progress of their learning. Knowing What Students Know essentially explains how expanding knowledge in the scientific fields of human learning and educational measurement can form the foundations of an improved approach to assessment. These advances suggest ways that the targets of assessment-what students know and how well they know it-as well as the methods used to make inferences about student learning can be made more valid and instructionally useful. Principles for designing and using these new kinds of assessments are presented, and examples are used to illustrate the principles. Implications for policy, practice, and research are also explored. With the promise of a productive research-based approach to assessment of student learning, Knowing What Students Know will be important to education administrators, assessment designers, teachers and teacher educators, and education advocates.
Download or read book Improving Assessment Through Student Involvement written by Nancy Falchikov and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Staff developers, lecturers and researchers in both higher and further education institutions will welcome this comprehensive yet critical guide to achieving effective student involvement in assessment.
Download or read book The Effects of Self evaluation and Peer Evaluation on Student Writing written by Geraldine Acowitz and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Working Inside the Black Box written by Paul Black and published by Granada Learning. This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers practical advice on using and improving assessment for learning in the classroom.
Download or read book Writing Instruction That Works written by Arthur N. Applebee and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backed by solid research, Writing Instruction That Works answers the following question: What is writing instruction today and what can it be tomorrow? This up-to-date, comprehensive book identifies areas of concern for the ways that writing is being taught in todays secondary schools. The authors offer far-reaching direction for improving writing instruction that assist both student literacy and subject learning. They provide many examples of successful writing practices in each of the four core academic subjects (English, mathematics, science, and social studies/history), along with guidance for meeting the Common Core standards. The text also includes sections on Technology and the Teaching of Writing and English Language Learners.
Download or read book A Comparison of Self assessment Versus Teacher Assessment in Second Grade Writing Progress written by Jo-Ann Blinkey-Fox and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to compare self-assessment versus teacher assessment of second grade writing and how this affected students' writing progress. This study also examined the differences in student confidence and attitudes about writing when students were given a rubric to use during the writing process (experimental group) versus students who only received feedback from the teacher at the end of the writing process (control group). The researcher used a mixed-method research design that utilized both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data collection. The researcher analyzed pretest and posttest writing samples in order to discover if students made significant writing progress. The researcher also analyzed the writing reflections and pretest and posttest questionnaires. After analysis, the researcher discovered the following conclusions: 1). Using kid-friendly rubrics to self-assess student writing facilitates students in their writing development and is best used as a self-assessment tool; 2). The use of kid-friendly rubrics helps students develop a language about writing that allows them to become more reflective writers, and 3). Not only are second grade students capable of self-assessing their own writing, they enjoy doing it. Keywords: kid-friendly rubric, narrative writing, self-assessment, writing applications, writing strategies, writing conventions.
Download or read book The Self evaluation Process written by Jennifer L. MacLean and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Exploratory Study of the Impact on Student Writing of Peer Evaluation written by Thelma Ludwig Jones and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
