Abstract
The National Assessment of Educational Progress found that only 25% of 4th, 8th, and 12th grade students were at grade-level
writing proficiency (Greenwald et al. 1999). Insufficient writing skill is a major contributor to lack of school and college success. The current study evaluated a
modification of Quickwrite (Maloney 1998), a strategic writing program that explicitly teaches students how to brainstorm, plan, draft, and revise within brief time
periods. Teachers who did not have knowledge of the study or the participants rated the overall number of story elements included
in second-grade students’ stories higher after the intervention. The rate of student writing did not improve. Results were
maintained 4 weeks after the intervention.
writing proficiency (Greenwald et al. 1999). Insufficient writing skill is a major contributor to lack of school and college success. The current study evaluated a
modification of Quickwrite (Maloney 1998), a strategic writing program that explicitly teaches students how to brainstorm, plan, draft, and revise within brief time
periods. Teachers who did not have knowledge of the study or the participants rated the overall number of story elements included
in second-grade students’ stories higher after the intervention. The rate of student writing did not improve. Results were
maintained 4 weeks after the intervention.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s10864-012-9146-0
- Authors
- Tameron M. Hough, Ionia Intermediate School District, Ionia, MI, USA
- Michael D. Hixson, Psychology Department, Central Michigan University, 101 Sloan Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
- Dawn Decker, Psychology Department, Central Michigan University, 101 Sloan Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
- Sharon Bradley-Johnson, Psychology Department, Central Michigan University, 101 Sloan Hall, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859, USA
- Journal Journal of Behavioral Education
- Online ISSN 1573-3513
- Print ISSN 1053-0819