Date of Award
7-1-1990
Document Type
Practicum
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Center for the Advancement of Education
Advisor
Dr. Joan Horn
Keywords
english education, evaluation, quality circle, secondary education, writing, writing skills enhancement
Abstract
The high level o frustration voiced by secondary English teachers regarding the lack of resources available for evaluating student writing assignments was addressed by utilizing a quality circle approach to brainstorm and refine various methods of evaluation. Secondary English teachers participated in the creation of the Operation Relief handbook under the guidance of the quality circle coordinator. The results of the creation and dissemination of this handbook indicated a decrease in the level of frustration. The results of this approach provide significant information on the need for teacher input regarding problem solutions. It was concluded that the use of the highly positive and interactive quality circle approach can provide a feasible way to produce solutions for problems. Solutions achieved in this manner have a better probability of being enacted. Appendices include surveys that determine causes and levels of teacher frustration.