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THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT
Inverness Research Associates
April 2001
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INVERNESS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
INVERNESS RESEARCH –
WE EVALUATE MANY DIFFERENT FEDERAL, STATE AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT…
OUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORK OF THE NWP…
• INDEPENDENT EVALUATORS• SIX YEARS OF STUDY
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THE TOP TEN LIST
TEN EVALUATION FINDINGS THAT ILLUMINATE THE KEY
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT
Inverness Research Associates
April 2001
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NUMBER 10
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT DOES HIGH QUALITY WORK THAT TEACHERS VALUE
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“The overall quality of the NWP invitational institute
is excellent or very good”
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%"Excellent" 82.9%
"Very good" 15.0%
“Target” for positive ratings
97.9%
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“The quality of the NWP invitational institute is much better or better than
other professional development”
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%"Much better" 78.8%
"Better" 16.1%
“Target” for positive ratings
94.9%
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NUMBER 9
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT HELPS TEACHERS
IMPROVE THEIR TEACHING OF WRITING
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“The institute contributed to my understanding of
how to teach writing effectively”
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%"A great deal" 76.7%
"A lot" 18.4%
“Target” for positive ratings
95.1%
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“I will be able to use and apply what I learned at the institute
to my own classroom and students”
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%"A great deal" 78.5%
"A lot" 16.8%
“Target” for positive ratings
95.3%
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Writing Project as a factor and influence on teachers’ classroom goals
0%0%
68%
29%
3%
"Not a factor" "Somewhatof a factor"
"A majorfactor"
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Writing Project as a factor and influence on teachers’ teaching practices
1%0%
73%
23%
3%
"Not a factor" "Somewhatof a factor"
"A majorfactor"
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Writing Project as a factor and influence on teachers’ assessment practices
16%29%
53%
1% 0%
"Not a factor" "Somewhat ofa factor"
"A majorfactor"
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THE FOCUS ON STANDARDS PROJECT
I have gained a deeper understanding of district, state and national writing standards … 95%
I am better able to implement standards in my classroom… 90%
I gained knowledge and skill that will help me teach writing to lower performing students… 84%
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NUMBER 8
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT HELPS STUDENTS LEARN TO WRITE BETTER
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“My experiences at the institute will translate into
improved writing skills for my students”
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%"A great deal" 75.2%
"A lot" 19.6%
“Target” for positive ratings
94.8%
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TWENTY YEARS OF RESEARCH
1980 Scriven, Michael. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: EVALUATION OF THE BAY AREA WRITING PROJECT. Carnegie Corp., Scriven summarizes a multi-year, multi-dimensional evaluation of the Bay Area and National Writing Projects: "[The Writing Project] appears to be the best large-scale effort to improve composition instruction now in operation in the country and certainly the best on which substantial data are available."
2001 ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. A three year study of elementary classrooms in NWP sites in five states. A study of teaching strategies and student outcomes in writing now in progress.
Many studies later…
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Academy for Educational Development (AED) National Evaluation (1999-2002)
Improving Students’ Academic Writing (1999-2001)
Pathway Project for Second Language Learners (1996-2000)
RECENT STUDIES OF THE NWP’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE
IMPROVEMENT OF STUDENT WRITING
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NUMBER 7
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT SERVES A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER OF THE NATION’S TEACHERS
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93,744 teachers served by NWP annually
3.1 million U. S. teachers
Each year the National Writing Project reaches 1 in 34 American teachers
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Each year the National Writing Project reaches . . .
1 in 8 High School
Language Arts teachers
1 in 9Middle School Language Arts
teachers
1 in 35Elementary
school teachers
Source: Annual survey of NWP sites by Inverness Research Associates, Fall 2000.
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NUMBER 6
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT SERVES DIVERSE
GROUPS OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
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Participation by teachers of color at Writing Project Invitational Institutes
13%19%
Teachers of color inU.S. teaching force
Institute participantswho are teachers of
color
Source: Survey of NWP Invitational Institute participants by Inverness Research Associates, Summer 2000.
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Percentage of students of color in teachers’ classes
All students of U.S.
teachers
Students of Invitational Institute participants at
the average site
38%35%
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Percentage of Title 1 students in teachers’ classes
13%22%
Total U.S. studentsreceiving Title 1
services
Students of InvitationalInstitute participants
receiving Title 1services
Source: Survey of NWP Invitational Institute participants by Inverness Research Associates, Summer 2000.
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NUMBER 5
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT GROWS ITSELF
STEADILY
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A PROJECT OF STEADY GROWTH: 86% increase in annual participants in the Writing Project
(1994-2000)
212,724
114,579100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
94 - 95 95 - 96 96 - 97 97 - 98 98 - 99 99 - 00
par
ticip
ant
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GROWING LOCAL SITES:Growth over 5 years
(annual participants at the average beginning NWP site)
808
1770
250
500
750
1,000
94 - 95 95 - 96 96 - 97 97 - 98 98 - 99
part
icip
ants
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NUMBER 4
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT LEVERAGES FEDERAL
FUNDING
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For every federal dollar that goes to sites, the NWP leverages $6 in other funding
$6 Cost to other funders
$1 Federal share of NWP cost
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$1.59 Federal share
$9.43 Cost to other funders
Cost per teacher contact-hour
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COST EFFECTIVE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS: Each $100 federal investment in the NWP funds . . .
Participation by 3 teachers
3.2 program
hours
63 teacher contact-hours
OR OR
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NUMBER 3
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT
IS AN INCREASINGLY COST-EFFECTIVE INVESTMENT
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INCREASING COST EFFECTIVENESS: Federal cost per teacher contact-hour at the average beginning
NWP site
$2.43
$3.47
$0
$3
$6
94 - 95 95 - 96 96 - 97 97 - 98 98 - 99
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r ho
ur
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NWP funding Other funding
$13
$35
$25
$8
$100
$100
$100
$100
Average for all NWP sites
Beginning sites
Expanding sites
Developed sites
Increasing effectiveness of sites in leveraging funding by NWP
Source: Annual surveys of NWP sites by Inverness Research Associates, Fall 1999 and 2000.
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NUMBER 2
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT PRODUCES A LASTING
RESOURCE IN ITS TEACHER LEADERS
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ANNUALLY THE NWP SUPPORTS OVER 12,000 TEACHERS
IN TEACHING OTHER TEACHERSand
IN ASSUMING OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES
In NWP professional development programs
In local district and school reform efforts
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF EACH OF THE 12,000 TEACHER LEADERS
7.3 hours
Average NWP teacher
consultant
10.6 teachers, administrators, preservice candidates
6 students, parents, community members
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Classroom expertise that Writing Project teacher leaders share with their colleagues
88%98% 97%
Concrete ideas& lessons
Contentknowledge
Help indevelopingcurriculum
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NUMBER 1
THE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT IS A (RARE) LONG-
TERM INVESTMENT THAT PRODUCES
ONGOING NATIONAL CAPACITY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
AMERICA’S SCHOOLS
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A UNIQUE PROJECT SERVING
THE NATION
167 sites in 49 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico
Sponsoring 5,336 programs in 1999-2000
Serving 100,000 teachers annually
The ONLY national project for writing
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EXEMPLARY FEATURES OF THE NWP
Cumulative work and impact over 25 years
Focus on writing, a critical set of skills
Grounded in classroom practice
Support of leading teachers who teach teachers
Reaching out to teachers and students in at-risk schools
Serving teachers over time for in-depth and cumulative impact
Designed to support state and local standards and curriculum
Established national infrastructure for improvement
Ongoing research, technical assistance and quality control
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An Investment, Not an Expenditure
• Professional development that follows a clear and proven model
• A robust nationwide professional community that derives strength from and supports some the nation’s best and beginning teachers.
• An asset and resource that strongly supports state and local reforms
• A project that grows itself and evolves its work over the long term