Teachers implemented interactive instruction principles more faithfully than strategic or linguistic/metalinguistic principles in their first year of SIWI professional development¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Fidelity averaged 75% and differed by SIWI-OFI subcategory, with interactive instruction principles enacted most. → Wolbers 2018 q2 i? Fidelity rises across years of SIWI professional development: 74% after one year, 85% after two, 94% after three. → Wolbers 2018 (2)

Evidence¶

Wolbers 2018¶

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Branum-Martin, L., Kilpatrick, J., & Saulsburry, R. (2018). Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction: An Efficacy Study in Grades 3-5. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5539/jedp.v8n1p99

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Researchers rated videotaped lessons with the SIWI Observation and Fidelity Instrument (53 items). The article reports fidelity "did not differ by genre but did differ by subcategories on the SIWI-OFI," with interactive instruction highest.

"Teachers' percentages of fidelity to SIWI ranged from 60.4%-89% with an average of 75%."

Wolbers 2018 (2)¶

Wolbers, K., Dostal, H., Graham, S., Branum-Martin, L., Kilpatrick, J., & Saulsburry, R. (2018). Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction: An Efficacy Study in Grades 3-5. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5539/jedp.v8n1p99

q2 · i? · causal · r2

The article cites a previous study of the 3-year SIWI professional development program showing steady fidelity increases, concluding that "teachers need ongoing, longitudinal PD with supported practice."

"Teachers performed at 74% fidelity on average after 1 year of SIWI PD, 85% after 2 years, and 94% after 3 years (Wolbers, Dostal, Skerrit & Stephenson, 2016)."

Discussion¶

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