Teachers' written comments and students' responses: A socially constructed interaction

The purpose of this study was to investigate what happens when successful and less successful writers in first-year composition read instructors' written comments on their papers. It attempted to illuminate writers' interpretations and reactions to written comments, discover influences affecting students' responses, and define successful and less successful writers in this context. A qualitative case study approach was used where four successful and four less successful writers in first-year writing courses at one college provided the basis for this investigation. The research methods used in this study included interviews, observations, and document analysis.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Williams, Sue Ellen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Walker, Jerry L.

• Education, Language and Literature
• Education, Curriculum and Instruction
• Education, Higher

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Williams, Sue Ellen

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591089127
AAI9702714
(UMI)AAI9702714

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19809