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The Effects Of Incorporating A Word Processor Into A Year Three Writing Program, Natalie Beck, Tony Fetherston
The Effects Of Incorporating A Word Processor Into A Year Three Writing Program, Natalie Beck, Tony Fetherston
Tony Fetherston
Writing, an essential part of every young child's school life, is a complex affair involving cognitive, affective, and psychomotor elements. Most children learn to write, with varying degrees of success, and every school has children who can be classified as nonwriters. Some children are inhibited and frustrated by writing and are put off by the thought of the writing process. Can word processing assist the writing process with young children? In response to this question, this qualitative study examined the effects of incorporating a word processor into a particular writing program. Seven students from a Year Three class participated in …
Visual Culture In The Classroom, Tony Fetherston
Visual Culture In The Classroom, Tony Fetherston
Tony Fetherston
The visual aspect of classroom culture is becoming more important because students now have much greater access to the means of producing, viewing and manipulating images. Using a framework adapted from Foucault and taking a myth-making position, this paper puts forward six propositions as means of xplaining how images in the classroom might be read. Theory relating to this emerging literacy is further explained through reference to three dominant lassroom narratives. It is argued that the interesting elements of an image are often those that link the classroom metanarratives to wider, hegemonic concerns. Interesting research directions are proposed throughout the …