Teachers are always looking for ways to improve student writing. Common writing issues are low motivation, minimum interaction, and poor writing skills. These issues lead to students having a lack of confidence in their ability to write. All teachers are literacy teachers. We teach all students to write and we want all students to be successful. Today, writing in schools can either be completed the traditional way with pencil and paper or through a computer or other electronic device.
Students are being require to take formative assessments on a computer. The PARCC test is given to students in Arkansas. This assessment is a computer-based test. Students are given a piece of scratch paper, however the scoring is based on what is submitted …show more content…
The specifics of the study focused on the quality, quantity, and the revision process. The data showed there was a positive effect on the quantity of writing using a computer. The effect was stronger for students in middle and high school. The word processor affected the quality of the writing but the effect was smaller. Students who used computers made more changes to the writing than students using pencil and paper. The research showed the writing process was more collaborative and involved. There was an increase in peer editing. Revising the paper began earlier in the writing process as students were revising as they were typing. As a result, student motivation to write improved. Students using computers for writing generally produced longer, higher-quality writing than students using pencil and paper (Cook, Goldberg, & Russell, 2003). Computers assist students with the tools to fix simple spelling and grammatical errors automatically, therefore, students can focus more on the content of their …show more content…
Motivation increases when students enjoy what they are writing about. Since many secondary students write through text messages, e-mails, or social postings, teachers look for creative ways to encourage their students to write. Blogging allows students to write freely or with given guidelines. Then students are able to comment on each other’s blog. In the journal, Class blogs as a teaching tool to promote writing and student interaction, blogging allowed for students to have an intellectual exchange with other students and by reading other blogs, students were motivated to write better (Sullivan & Longnecker, 2014). The journal discussed there were four pedagogical benefits to blogging. First, blogging encourages students to develop an expertise in their subject matter. Second, blogging stimulates student interest and ownership of the topic. Third, blogging creates a community of learners and practice. Fourth, blogging exposes students to diverse perspectives (Sullivan & Longnecker, 2014). Using a computer to write allows students to increase student interaction, motivation, peer learning, and understanding of alternative viewpoints through writing. Students are more willing to write on a topic they are familiar with. The topic could be about their knowledge from a discussion or about real life events on paper or
Students are being require to take formative assessments on a computer. The PARCC test is given to students in Arkansas. This assessment is a computer-based test. Students are given a piece of scratch paper, however the scoring is based on what is submitted …show more content…
The specifics of the study focused on the quality, quantity, and the revision process. The data showed there was a positive effect on the quantity of writing using a computer. The effect was stronger for students in middle and high school. The word processor affected the quality of the writing but the effect was smaller. Students who used computers made more changes to the writing than students using pencil and paper. The research showed the writing process was more collaborative and involved. There was an increase in peer editing. Revising the paper began earlier in the writing process as students were revising as they were typing. As a result, student motivation to write improved. Students using computers for writing generally produced longer, higher-quality writing than students using pencil and paper (Cook, Goldberg, & Russell, 2003). Computers assist students with the tools to fix simple spelling and grammatical errors automatically, therefore, students can focus more on the content of their …show more content…
Motivation increases when students enjoy what they are writing about. Since many secondary students write through text messages, e-mails, or social postings, teachers look for creative ways to encourage their students to write. Blogging allows students to write freely or with given guidelines. Then students are able to comment on each other’s blog. In the journal, Class blogs as a teaching tool to promote writing and student interaction, blogging allowed for students to have an intellectual exchange with other students and by reading other blogs, students were motivated to write better (Sullivan & Longnecker, 2014). The journal discussed there were four pedagogical benefits to blogging. First, blogging encourages students to develop an expertise in their subject matter. Second, blogging stimulates student interest and ownership of the topic. Third, blogging creates a community of learners and practice. Fourth, blogging exposes students to diverse perspectives (Sullivan & Longnecker, 2014). Using a computer to write allows students to increase student interaction, motivation, peer learning, and understanding of alternative viewpoints through writing. Students are more willing to write on a topic they are familiar with. The topic could be about their knowledge from a discussion or about real life events on paper or