Publication Date
2020
Keywords
response, context, assignment descriptions, student-teacher conferences, rubrics, grades
Abstract
In spite of a host of scholarship pertaining to response and the contexts that surround our response practices, few have studied how everyday classroom texts may inform students’ interpretations of teachers’ written feedback on their writing. This article examines the results from case studies of six students across two firstyear composition (FYC) classrooms and explores how these students drew upon three types of contextual factors—assignment descriptions/texts, student-teacher conferences, and grading materials—in order to articulate their interpretations of their teachers’ written feedback. This article investigates the roles each of these contextual factors play in students’ interpretations of their teachers’ written commentary. It also discusses how classroom texts work reciprocally with one another and in conjunction with teachers’ overall pedagogical practices. The article further argues for greater attention to these classroom texts in response scholarship and practice, along with recommending an approach to response that views these contextual factors and written feedback in a more pedagogically integrated fashion. The article concludes by advocating for the development of cohesive narratives about writing across the texts teachers create in their classrooms and the written commentary they provide to students.
Recommended Citation
Bowles, Bruce
(2020)
"The Texts Within the Context: Examining the Influence of Contextual Documents on Students’ Interpretations of Teachers’ Written Feedback,"
Journal of Response to Writing: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol6/iss1/2