Resource Type:
etf
PID:
etf:3335
Description:
This project explored encouraging Functional Skills & resit GCSE English students to draw on their life experience to improve their motivation and quality of writing.
Taxonomy:
Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub:
Yes
Principal focus of the project:
The focus of this project was to explore strategies that could motivate learners, generate and develop their ideas, and improve the quality of their writing.
What is this about and what were the main findings:
Teachers and learning support assistants trialled a range of resources and methods, including: dialogic questioning, live modelling, excerpts from books, alternative peer assessment and regular informal conversations. The project reported that there had been a very positive impact on collaboration amongst staff, and that learners' writing had improved as a result of a more inclusive approach.
Number of learner participants:
N/A
Number of staff participants:
6-10
Number of organisation participants:
1
Name of associate programmes:
OTLA 7
PREP Starred: