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AN ANALYSIS OF SMALL GROUP RESPONSE IN THE WRITING PROCESS OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS
Abstract
This study examines the use of peer response groups as a means of encouraging growth in young writers. Ethnographic data collection included observation of the writing classroom for a semester, tape recording responses of all groups in the classroom, selecting responses from a single group for analysis, and obtaining perceptions from students and teacher concerning the group process. Findings included a description of responses in each group episode as they relate to the context in which they occurred, a description of the development of responses during the semester, and hypothesis concerning the multi-dimensional functions of responses in the writing process. Student responses developed in variety and complexity, combining values projected by peers and the teacher and their own sense of the qualities of good writing. These responses regulate group activity, support social interaction, encourage writers, reflect back to students the content and quality of the writing, and enable students to explore alternative ideas and types of writing.
Subject Area
Language arts
Recommended Citation
RITCHIE, JOY S, "AN ANALYSIS OF SMALL GROUP RESPONSE IN THE WRITING PROCESS OF NINTH GRADE STUDENTS" (1983). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI8318677.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI8318677