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Profiling Teachers’ Goals for Teaching Writing to Economically Disadvantaged Students (85024)
Session Chair: Clarence Ng
Thursday, 31 October 2024 12:25
Session: Session 2
Room: Room 109
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
Effective writing skills are fundamental for success in academic, professional, and personal spheres. Despite this, in Australia, there is a growing concern about the diminishing proficiency in writing among students, especially those from low-income families. This study was designed to examine how teachers teach writing to low SES (socioeconomic status) students, considering their underperformance in writing compared to their well-off counterparts. To gather data, 241 Australian teachers from Grades 4 to 6 who taught writing to low SES students completed a mailed survey. The survey was based on Butler’s achievement goals for teaching framework and included four types of teaching goals: mastery goals, ability approach goals, ability avoidance goals, and work avoidance goals. Additionally, the survey assessed teacher beliefs and writing instructional practices. Cluster analyses identified three distinct groups of teachers, each holding a unique mixture of teaching goals: mastery-driven teachers, moderate goals teachers, and performance-driven teachers. MANCOVA analyses revealed that these groups differed in their beliefs about their students’ cognitive attributes for successful writing, their views on the appropriateness of offering basic writing training, the time spent on teaching writing, and the frequency of teaching basic and advanced writing skills. Among these groups, mastery-driven teachers exhibited the most adaptive profile for teaching writing to low SES students. The survey results demonstrate the critical role of teachers’ teaching goals in understanding how writing is taught to low SES students. The findings highlight the significance of mastery goals for effectively teaching writing to low SES students.
Authors:
Clarence Ng, Australian Catholic University, Australia
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Clarence Ng is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Australian Catholic University in Australia
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