I’m looking for good sources on student error in writing to share with a colleague. Joseph Williams on “The Phenomenology of Error” is an obvious choice, but I’d also like to share a piece that condenses Mina Shaugnessy’s extended point in Errors and Expectations about how the incidence of error goes up as students learn new concepts – in other words, how error itself can be an indication of learning. I remember reading a shorter piece (was it one of Bartholomae’s, maybe?) that made this argument, with some data to back it up, but don’t recall what it was. Help me out?
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Glenn Blalock ·
See CompFAQs, under the “Curriculum” heading, the link to “Regression.” YOu’ll find an explanation of the phenomenon, a bibliography, and further information.
Direct link = http://comppile.tamucc.edu/wiki/Curriculum/Regression
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mike (author) ·
Thank you! Noted and linked in the sidebar too – excellent resource.
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shelly ·
Printing. Feel like a dolt.
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mike (author) ·
I wasn’t addressing it to you, shel, honest – had in mind more certain other folks who I’m gonna be working with soon. I know we’ve clashed over error in student writing in the past, but I think your recent post is really, really good in the searching that it does, and you raised some issues that comp folks need to talk about more. I’ve got a post on deck where I’ll try to synthesize this stuff more adequately sometime in the next couple days – but here I’ll just say that I think you’re on-target and also say that you’re pushing me to think about it further in productive ways.
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shelly ·
Oh. I’ve been presumptuous. Sorry. Well, it was thought-provoking, nonetheless, and I’m glad I read the link.
Thanks.
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