Michael W Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 4469789 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael W Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael W |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2790-1653 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Pillars of their practice: An analysis of preservice teachers’ beliefs, where they come from, and how they develop
Drawing on a series of interviews of teacher residents, this study investigates residents’ foundational beliefs, the influences that shaped them, and the extent to which they changed during their residencies. This study has three primary findings. First, residents developed a more sophisticated understanding of what relational teaching entails. Second, residents increasingly recognized the importance of making real-world connections as a motivato…
Devotion to Duty: The Preservice Teaching Experiences of a Former Coast Guardsman
The federal government program, Troops to Teachers, supports veterans in transitioning into the teaching profession. Research has consistently documented the efficacy of this program, but has yet to provide an explanation of its relative effectiveness. Using data collected for a study on preservice teachers’ evolving principles and classroom practices, we present a case study of a former Troops to Teachers participant to explore the nature of the…
What does a good one look like: Exploring what makes high quality creative writing with GCSE English students through comparative judgement as a form of peer assessment
This paper addresses the question of how classroom-based peer assessment practices can be improved in relation to student interpretations of subjective assessment criteria. To achieve this, this research study considers the possible pedagogic benefits and implications of using a comparative judgement (CJ) approach to the peer assessment of GCSE English students’ creative writing. The study was conducted through a series of workshops in which stud…
What if it Were Otherwise? Teachers Use Exams from the Past to Imagine Possible Futures in the Teaching of Literature
In the United States, standardized tests shape what, how, and why English Language Arts teachers teach. For the last generation, these tests have increasingly taken a narrowly text‐centered approach to literature, making it difficult to enact or research alternatives. But what if it were otherwise? In the current study, we asked teachers to imagine alternatives to the current world of standardized testing. Drawing from a hundred years of New York…
Forum: A Tribute to George Hillocks, Jr
Conducted through a collaboration between the Council of Writing Program Administrators(CWPA) and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), this study identified andtested new variables for examining writing’s relationship to learning and development. EightyCWPA members helped to establish a consensus model of 27 effective writing practices. EightyUS baccalaureate institutions appended questions to the NSSE instrument based on these 27pra…
Reading Don't Fix No Chevys (Yet!): Motivating Boys in the Age of the Common Core
Research establishes that boys underperform in literacy relative to girls. If boys are to be successful on the assessments designed to measure achievement on the Common Core State Standards ( CCSS ) and if they are to become lifelong readers, they must be motivated to embrace instruction designed both to prepare them for success and to experience the pleasure and power of reading. Unfortunately, the authors of the standards have been advocating i…
Documenting Instructional Practices in a Literacy‐Infused Arts Program: Respecting Pedagogues From the Community
This study examines the instructional practices around literacy that characterized the work of a community based arts program designed for urban adolescents. Two primary sources of data were collected: field notes on approximately 35 hours of instruction spread across seven months and interviews with the program's staff and students. Four distinct instructional episodic structures were observed: explicit instruction, collaborative or individual c…
What We Know About Adolescents' Out‐of‐School Literacies, What We Need to Learn, and Why Studying Them Is Important: An Interview With Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith, a professor in Temple University's College of Education, focuses his research on how experienced readers read and talk about texts as well as what motivates adolescents' reading and writing in and out of school. He sees the recent research on adolescents' out‐of‐school literacies as a challenge to literacy educators to look at what kids do, what kids can do, and what educators ought to do in new ways. He would like to see more r…
The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans
African Origins The modern human originated in Africa and subsequently spread across the globe. However, the genetic relationships among the diverse populations on the African continent have been unclear. Tishkoff et al. (p. 1035; see the cover, published online 30 April) provide a detailed genetic analysis of most major groups of African populations. The findings suggest that Africans represent 14 ancestral populations. Populations tend to be of…
Deterring research paper plagiarism with technology: Establishing a department-level electronic research paper database with e-mail
Academic dishonesty is a serious and increasing problem in higher education. The authors describe a procedure to store, sort, and search student research papers submitted via e-mail. The objective of the research paper database is to assist in creating an educational climate promoting high academic honesty. Procedures were noted documenting the convenience and efficiency in identifying student papers warranting further scrutiny for originality. A…
Analysis of Labour Markets in Canadian Sociology
No 5 -ноябрь. Новые текстыVR: Работа является продуктом годовой стажировки в Германии.Ее результаты автор доложил на семинаре по социологии рынков на факультете социологии ГУ-ВШЭ.Статья также готовится к публикации в
Theory and Method
Researchers are freer now than ever before to pursue a wide variety of research questions approached from diverse theoretical perspectives through the use of many different research tools. The cost of this freedom is the necessity to outline theoretical frameworks for study and to explain how that theory informs the tools of research. The studies in this issue of RTE serve as models of the methodological clarity and rigor that are now required in…
The Effect of a Literature‐Based Program Integrated Into Literacy and Science Instruction With Children From Diverse Backgrounds
S The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of a literature‐based program integrated into literacy and science instruction on achievement, use of literature, and attitudes toward the literacy and science program. Six third‐grade classes with children from diverse backgrounds ( N = 128) were assigned to one control and two experimental groups (literature/science program and literature‐only program). Both standardized and informal writte…
Local Government-Supported Community Development: Community Priorities and Issues of Autonomy
There is increasing support for local solutions to poverty through community-based organizations (CBOs). However, a dilemma remains: How can CBOs secure resources necessary for change and yet maintain autonomy in definition of development priorities and delivery strategies? The authors examine a community-development model used in central Florida that includes local government support in the formation and activities of a CBO, and they explore the…
Schools of Thought: How the Politics of Literacy Shape Thinking in the Classroom . Rexford G. Brown
The Frozen Earth: Fundamentals of Geocryology
Teaching the Interpretation of Irony in Poetry
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International organizations: Principles and issues and International organizations
Journal Article International organizations: principles and issues and International organizations Get access International organizations: principles and issues. 3rdedn.By A. LeRoy Bennett. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 1983. 498 pp. Index. £23.70.International organizations. (Key concepts in international relations: 1.) By Clive Archer. London, Boston: Allen & Unwin. 1983. 193 pp. Index. £10.95. Pb.: £5.95. Michael Smith Michael Smith 1Co…
The Nature and Measurement of Competency in English . Charles R. Cooper
Education in the 80's: English . R. Baird Shuman
Literacy: Writing, Reading and Social Organisation
The Effect of a Literature‐Based Program Integrated Into Literacy and Science Instruction With Children From Diverse Backgrounds
S The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of a literature‐based program integrated into literacy and science instruction on achievement, use of literature, and attitudes toward the literacy and science program. Six third‐grade classes with children from diverse backgrounds ( N = 128) were assigned to one control and two experimental groups (literature/science program and literature‐only program). Both standardized and informal writte…
The Frozen Earth: Fundamentals of Geocryology
Local Government-Supported Community Development: Community Priorities and Issues of Autonomy
There is increasing support for local solutions to poverty through community-based organizations (CBOs). However, a dilemma remains: How can CBOs secure resources necessary for change and yet maintain autonomy in definition of development priorities and delivery strategies? The authors examine a community-development model used in central Florida that includes local government support in the formation and activities of a CBO, and they explore the…
What if it Were Otherwise? Teachers Use Exams from the Past to Imagine Possible Futures in the Teaching of Literature
In the United States, standardized tests shape what, how, and why English Language Arts teachers teach. For the last generation, these tests have increasingly taken a narrowly text‐centered approach to literature, making it difficult to enact or research alternatives. But what if it were otherwise? In the current study, we asked teachers to imagine alternatives to the current world of standardized testing. Drawing from a hundred years of New York…
Literacy: Writing, Reading and Social Organisation
Education in the 80's: English . R. Baird Shuman
The Nature and Measurement of Competency in English . Charles R. Cooper
International organizations: Principles and issues and International organizations
Journal Article International organizations: principles and issues and International organizations Get access International organizations: principles and issues. 3rdedn.By A. LeRoy Bennett. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. 1983. 498 pp. Index. £23.70.International organizations. (Key concepts in international relations: 1.) By Clive Archer. London, Boston: Allen & Unwin. 1983. 193 pp. Index. £10.95. Pb.: £5.95. Michael Smith Michael Smith 1Co…
Teaching the Interpretation of Irony in Poetry
Preview this article: Teaching the Interpretation of Irony in Poetry, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/rte/23/3/researchintheteachingofenglish15516-1.gif
The Frozen Earth: Fundamentals of Geocryology
Schools of Thought: How the Politics of Literacy Shape Thinking in the Classroom . Rexford G. Brown
Local Government-Supported Community Development: Community Priorities and Issues of Autonomy
There is increasing support for local solutions to poverty through community-based organizations (CBOs). However, a dilemma remains: How can CBOs secure resources necessary for change and yet maintain autonomy in definition of development priorities and delivery strategies? The authors examine a community-development model used in central Florida that includes local government support in the formation and activities of a CBO, and they explore the…
The Effect of a Literature‐Based Program Integrated Into Literacy and Science Instruction With Children From Diverse Backgrounds
S The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of a literature‐based program integrated into literacy and science instruction on achievement, use of literature, and attitudes toward the literacy and science program. Six third‐grade classes with children from diverse backgrounds ( N = 128) were assigned to one control and two experimental groups (literature/science program and literature‐only program). Both standardized and informal writte…
Theory and Method
Researchers are freer now than ever before to pursue a wide variety of research questions approached from diverse theoretical perspectives through the use of many different research tools. The cost of this freedom is the necessity to outline theoretical frameworks for study and to explain how that theory informs the tools of research. The studies in this issue of RTE serve as models of the methodological clarity and rigor that are now required in…
Analysis of Labour Markets in Canadian Sociology
No 5 -ноябрь. Новые текстыVR: Работа является продуктом годовой стажировки в Германии.Ее результаты автор доложил на семинаре по социологии рынков на факультете социологии ГУ-ВШЭ.Статья также готовится к публикации в
Deterring research paper plagiarism with technology: Establishing a department-level electronic research paper database with e-mail
Academic dishonesty is a serious and increasing problem in higher education. The authors describe a procedure to store, sort, and search student research papers submitted via e-mail. The objective of the research paper database is to assist in creating an educational climate promoting high academic honesty. Procedures were noted documenting the convenience and efficiency in identifying student papers warranting further scrutiny for originality. A…
The Genetic Structure and History of Africans and African Americans
African Origins The modern human originated in Africa and subsequently spread across the globe. However, the genetic relationships among the diverse populations on the African continent have been unclear. Tishkoff et al. (p. 1035; see the cover, published online 30 April) provide a detailed genetic analysis of most major groups of African populations. The findings suggest that Africans represent 14 ancestral populations. Populations tend to be of…
What We Know About Adolescents' Out‐of‐School Literacies, What We Need to Learn, and Why Studying Them Is Important: An Interview With Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith, a professor in Temple University's College of Education, focuses his research on how experienced readers read and talk about texts as well as what motivates adolescents' reading and writing in and out of school. He sees the recent research on adolescents' out‐of‐school literacies as a challenge to literacy educators to look at what kids do, what kids can do, and what educators ought to do in new ways. He would like to see more r…
Documenting Instructional Practices in a Literacy‐Infused Arts Program: Respecting Pedagogues From the Community
This study examines the instructional practices around literacy that characterized the work of a community based arts program designed for urban adolescents. Two primary sources of data were collected: field notes on approximately 35 hours of instruction spread across seven months and interviews with the program's staff and students. Four distinct instructional episodic structures were observed: explicit instruction, collaborative or individual c…
Reading Don't Fix No Chevys (Yet!): Motivating Boys in the Age of the Common Core
Research establishes that boys underperform in literacy relative to girls. If boys are to be successful on the assessments designed to measure achievement on the Common Core State Standards ( CCSS ) and if they are to become lifelong readers, they must be motivated to embrace instruction designed both to prepare them for success and to experience the pleasure and power of reading. Unfortunately, the authors of the standards have been advocating i…
Forum: A Tribute to George Hillocks, Jr
Conducted through a collaboration between the Council of Writing Program Administrators(CWPA) and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), this study identified andtested new variables for examining writing’s relationship to learning and development. EightyCWPA members helped to establish a consensus model of 27 effective writing practices. EightyUS baccalaureate institutions appended questions to the NSSE instrument based on these 27pra…
What if it Were Otherwise? Teachers Use Exams from the Past to Imagine Possible Futures in the Teaching of Literature
In the United States, standardized tests shape what, how, and why English Language Arts teachers teach. For the last generation, these tests have increasingly taken a narrowly text‐centered approach to literature, making it difficult to enact or research alternatives. But what if it were otherwise? In the current study, we asked teachers to imagine alternatives to the current world of standardized testing. Drawing from a hundred years of New York…
Pillars of their practice: An analysis of preservice teachers’ beliefs, where they come from, and how they develop
Drawing on a series of interviews of teacher residents, this study investigates residents’ foundational beliefs, the influences that shaped them, and the extent to which they changed during their residencies. This study has three primary findings. First, residents developed a more sophisticated understanding of what relational teaching entails. Second, residents increasingly recognized the importance of making real-world connections as a motivato…
Devotion to Duty: The Preservice Teaching Experiences of a Former Coast Guardsman
The federal government program, Troops to Teachers, supports veterans in transitioning into the teaching profession. Research has consistently documented the efficacy of this program, but has yet to provide an explanation of its relative effectiveness. Using data collected for a study on preservice teachers’ evolving principles and classroom practices, we present a case study of a former Troops to Teachers participant to explore the nature of the…
What does a good one look like: Exploring what makes high quality creative writing with GCSE English students through comparative judgement as a form of peer assessment
This paper addresses the question of how classroom-based peer assessment practices can be improved in relation to student interpretations of subjective assessment criteria. To achieve this, this research study considers the possible pedagogic benefits and implications of using a comparative judgement (CJ) approach to the peer assessment of GCSE English students’ creative writing. The study was conducted through a series of workshops in which stud…
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