Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Structuring "Error Correction Wiki" page

Hi, class :) This is going to be an exciting class!
I thought it might be nice to start thinking about the structure of the Wiki page a bit before we start building up the page. Wiki is pretty flexible, so we can, of course, modify the structure later on. If you have any suggestions, let us know!

I read Russell and Spada's (2006) meta-analysis on corrective feedback before, and I thought it might be helpful to list some of the variables that are studied in the past. Here are some of the variables they list (I also added some variables from today's class):

Feedback (FB) characteristics:
- Type of FB
- Amount/intensiveness of FB
- Mode of FB
- Mode of error
- Source of FB
- Focus of FB
- Timing of FB

Learner variables:
- Proficiency level
- Attitudes towards FB
- Aptitude
- Motivation
- Anxiety
- Age
- Noticing & interpretation of FB

Study characteristics
- Design (experimental, quasi-experimental, etc.)
- Context (classroom, laboratory)
- Unit of analysis (individual, dyad, language event)

*Note: Russell & Spada (2006) is a good article to read at the beginning of the semester for this course, I think.

Please feel free to add any other variables you can think of.