Validating FOLA: a randomized writing experiment

TL;DRAbstract

This dissertation introduces an explicit writing intervention which may have an impact in augmenting the writing performance of African American students. Design of the study is a randomized, controlled experiment indicating investigation of two groups identified as control and treatment. The causal claim of this study implies writing self-efficacy (WSE) may be impacted by the Format Oriented Language Approach (FOLA). FOLA is an explicit instructional design. The experiment investigates the impact of explicit instruction on English and Language Arts (ELA) 6th -- 12th grade students from three schools, over a period of several weeks. All three schools currently operate within Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) while the other two institutions are a part of Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD). Regression analysis reveals FOLA statistically improves the writing proficiency of African American and other students included in the sample. However, statistical analysis did not pro

Chat with Paper

AI Agents for this Paper