Inside there is a lot of good data (obtained from phone surveys to students and parents) that talks about the kinds and amount of writing that students do.
One tidbit from the paper:
In our district as part of our Dodge Grant Project, English teacher Susan Callaghan found data that supported the Pew Findings. Sue used blogging in support of her 11th grade students writing research reports in an effort to help them collaborate more in the research process and to be reflective. Here is what she found in response to a survey of about 30 students:
Did you like using blogs as part of your research process?
Do you feel that writing in your blog helped you formulate and write your research paper?
Was the process of collaborative blogging with your blog buddies helpful to you as a writer?
Do you feel that blogs can have an effective role in the educational process – especially in the discipline of English?
Over the coming weeks as our paper finalizes, I will share all of our research results.
2 comments:
Hi Barry,
I'd imagine our students would probably report similar impressions, although we only have anecdotal responses so far. This is a good move to evaluate the effectiveness of blogging and peer collaboration. I wonder if the response to peer collaboration would improve markedly over time.
Pat-
I would think so, unless it hits critical mass and becomes boring when ALL teachers utilize the practice. Is it neat now because it is novel?
Barry
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