ERIC Number: EJ1038896
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul
Pages: 20
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A Study of a Multiple Component Feedback Approach to Substantive Revision for Secondary ELL and Multilingual Writers
Early, Jessica Singer; Saidy, Christina
Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, v27 n6 p995-1014 Jul 2014
This mixed method investigation included a quasi-experiment examining if revision instruction enhanced the substantive revising behavior of 15 English language learner (ELL) and multilingual 10th grade students enrolled in an English class for underperforming students in comparison to 14 non-ELL and multilingual students from the same class who did not receive such instruction. The study also involved a qualitative analyses of the revisions made by students from both groups to more fully describe the type and frequency of substantive revisions made. In terms of the quasi-experiment, students in the treatment group made more Developing Argument revisions than the control group. The qualitative analysis revealed the specific moves students made in their revision work to develop argument including: utilizing text, personal opinion, interpreting text, extending argument, and asking a question. Theoretical and educational implications of the findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Persuasive Discourse, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Feedback (Response), Revision (Written Composition), Writing Instruction, Control Groups, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Teaching Methods, Grade 10
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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