Effect of hands-on approach to editing and revising process on student self-evaluation of personal skills

<p>The writing process is a series of four stages: prewriting, writing, editing and revising, and publishing. This action research project focuses on the editing and revising stage. The purpose of the study was to determine if the inclusion of a hands-on approach to editing and revising positively affects student self-evaluation of their skills. Students were introduced to the hands-on approach through the writer's workshop format. Through the use of surveys, interview, observations, and student work samples, I measured the confidence levels of students before and after the introduction of the hands-on approach. The analysis of the data revealed that the students were more engaged in their work when given the opportunity for practice and an active role in the editing and revising process.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S. in Teaching

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Usignol, Lauren J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Rodriguez, Yvonne

• Composition (Language arts); Students--Self-rating of
• Elementary Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/674

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1673