"Balancing Change and Understanding in Literacy Research through Format" by David Reinking and Janet Watkins

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Title

Balancing Change and Understanding in Literacy Research through Formative Experiments

Authors

David Reinking, University of GeorgiaFollow
Janet Watkins, University of Georgia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1998

Publication Title

National Reading Conference Yearbook

Volume

Publisher

National Reading Conference

Abstract

Discusses formative experiments in literacy research. Outlines six components of a formative experiment. Offers an example of a formative experiment and describes establishing a pedagogical goal, specifying and justifying an intervention, collecting data, adapting the intervention in light of data, unanticipated effects, and changes in the educational environment. Discusses strengths and limitations of formative experiments in literacy research.

Recommended Citation

Reinking, David and Watkins, Janet, "Balancing Change and Understanding in Literacy Research through Formative Experiments" (1998). Publications. 72.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/eugene_pubs/72

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