Goldenberg, Lauren. "Impact of a Technology-Infused Middle School Writing Program on Sixth-Grade
Students' Writing Ability and Engagement". 2011. 02 February 2012.
http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=2&hid=22&sid=a9ae53f6-9906-4be2-9801-b1d493e6605c%40sessionmgr11
The article talks about how a technological program called Writing Matters possibly affects the writing skills
and engagement of students in the sixth grade. A group of students and teachers use the program, and another
does not use the program. They both follow certain procedures already laid out for them. By the end of the
school year, the results of the tests show that no significant difference was present between the group that used
Writing Matters and the group that did not.
According to my thesis statement, this article supports my the argument that I am trying to make in my
paper. It not only shows statistical data, but it also has a comparative group that participates at the same time
as the experimental group to help compare how technology may or may not affect students' writing abilities.
This is a pretty good source. You got lucky finding something that mentioned both the experimental and control group. A lot of articles- at least ones that I found- only mentioned the group that proved their point, so take advantage of that. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Asia that it's great that you were able to find a source with a control group. So many of the sources are just trying to prove their side and therefore the finding may be biased to what they are arguing. I think its good to show a control group and see the differences between them. Also, you mentioned that this supports your thesis, so are you saying that technology has no affect on our writing?
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