Variation in writing conference influence on revision: Two cases
Titel:
Variation in writing conference influence on revision: Two cases
Auteur:
Fitzgerald, Jill Stamm, Carol
Verschenen in:
Journal of literacy research
Paginering:
Jaargang 24 (1992) nr. 1 pagina's 21-50
Jaar:
1992-03
Inhoud:
The purpose of the study was to describe the influence of conferences on revision knowledge and revision activity for an initially knowledgeable first-grade reviser and a relatively naive one. Using both quantitative and descriptive analyses, data from three baseline points and seven conference points were summarized. At conference information collection points, the children wrote, groups conferenced, children were interviewed about potential revisions, and students revised. At baseline points, there were no conferences. For analyses, we (a) read all of the writing and transcripts of interviews and conferences; (b) determined quality of first and last draft of each composition; (c) coded conference talk; (d) traced comments between conferences, interviews, and revisions carried out; (e) calculated counts of revisions the children talked about in interviews and revisions they carried out; and (f) reviewed the teacher's observations about the two children's behavior in the classroom. Conference influence was variable, both within and across children. Further, dramatic differences were noted between the two children in conference influence, with only the initially naive writer profiting significantly from conferences and evidencing clear developmental progress in revision.
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