Measuring Attitude toward Writing: A New Tool for Teachers

Provides an overview of the development of a new Writing Attitude Survey, for use with groups or individuals, to learn about grade 1-12 students' attitudes toward writing. Offers directions for using the survey, suggestions for application in classrooms and research studies, and a reproducible...

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Published inThe Reading teacher Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 10 - 23
Main Authors Kear, Dennis J., Coffman, Gerry A., McKenna, Michael C., Ambrosio, Anthony L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newark International Reading Association 01.09.2000
International Literacy Association
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Attitude surveys
Attitudes
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Elementary Secondary Education
Grade 4
Higher Education
Polls & surveys
Primary Education
Reading teachers
Student Attitudes
Student Evaluation
Student surveys
Student writing attitudes
Students
Teacher surveys
Teachers
Teaching
Test Construction
Tests
Writing
Writing assignments
Writing Attitudes
Writing Evaluation
Writing Instruction
Writing teachers
New York
United States > US
Georgia
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Summary:Provides an overview of the development of a new Writing Attitude Survey, for use with groups or individuals, to learn about grade 1-12 students' attitudes toward writing. Offers directions for using the survey, suggestions for application in classrooms and research studies, and a reproducible copy of the survey with a scoring sheet. (SR)
ISSN:0034-0561
1936-2714