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Lessons from the Mayawest writing project: A case study of an English teacher

dc.contributor.advisor Carroll, Kevin S.
dc.contributor.author Rodríguez-González, Nataly
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Arts en_US
dc.contributor.committee Rivera, Rosita
dc.contributor.committee Mazak, Catherine
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Wayland, Keith
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-16T17:16:43Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-16T17:16:43Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.description.abstract The focus of this case study is to examine the results of a teacher’s participation in a teacher-run organization. The mixed method approach to this case study documents the practices of an English teacher who participated in the Mayawest Writing Project (MWWP) and one of her eighth grade groups. The study examines the lesson demonstrations from the MWWP Summer Institute 2010 introduced into the classroom, along with how the teacher perceived the approaches learned improved her teaching. Finally, the study seeks to shed light on how such lessons influence students’ perceptions of their English class. The results show that the participant did indeed incorporate lessons from the MWWP into her curriculum on a weekly basis and that these lessons generated positive results. Furthermore, students enjoyed certain MWWP lessons, but disliked specific practices characteristic of the MWWP. The data also points to a variety of external factors and factors in the classroom that affected the teaching and learning processes, consequently hindering the effectiveness of the MWWP lessons.
dc.description.abstract Este estudio busca examinar los resultados consecuentes a la participación de una maestra en una organización de maestros. Los métodos mixtos utilizados en el estudio documentan las prácticas de una maestra de inglés participante del Mayagüez Writing Project (MWWP) y uno de sus grupos de octavo grado. El estudio examina las clases tomadas del instituto de verano 2010 del MWWP, junto con cómo la maestra percibe y considera que dichas clases mejoraron su enseñanza. Finalmente, el estudio busca informar sobre cómo tales clases influencian las percepciones de los estudiantes sobre su clase de inglés. Los resultados muestran que la participante semanalmente incorporó actividades y prácticas del MWWP a su currículo, y que dichas clases generaron resultados positivos. En adición, según la data colectada, los estudiantes disfrutaron de ciertas clases del MWWP, pero sintieron disgusto con ciertas prácticas características del MWWP. La data colectada señala hacia una variedad de factores externos e internos del salón de clases que afectaron los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje, como consecuencia afectando negativamente la efectividad de las clases tomadas del MWWP.
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/654
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2012 Nataly Rodríguez González en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject Training of English language teachers en_US
dc.subject Curriculum planning en_US
dc.subject Mayawest writing project en_US
dc.subject.lcsh English language -- Study and teaching -- Puerto Rico -- Case studies en_US
dc.subject.lcsh English language -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Mayawest Writing Project en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Teachers -- Training of -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.title Lessons from the Mayawest writing project: A case study of an English teacher en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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