Haile and Kassie's plan

[Sylvia Jones]

Dear Haile and Kassie,

I read your plan carefully last night. If I understand it correctly,
you are focusing on teacher/student dialogues, rather than student to
student dialogues, in the feedback process?

I think Ross is right in advising you to attempt more interaction
around the feedback. Think of strategies to create more of a dialogue
between the teacher and the student. One thing to think about is to
begin with the students' own review of their work, which they do under
guidance before handing in for marking. The teacher then responds to
that. I have found this very successful. There are many ways of
actively engaging students in the process of improving their writing
through feedback and your research design gives you this scope.

There is much more I could say about your research plan, which is full
of interesting possibilities, but I do not want to write all my
comments here when I am 10 minutes away from your office. I would like
to come in and talk in more depth soon, before you begin, so can we
arrange that?
Best wishes
Sylvia