Student perceptions of a non-fiction writing unit
A reflective analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21548068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Elgie (Forest School), Oliver Belas (0000-0001-6592-5467, University of Bedfordshire, corresponding author), Oli Belas (University of Bedfordshire) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 346-363 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | English in Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0425-0494 • E-ISSN: 1754-8845 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/04250494.2025.2585858 |
| OpenAlex | W4416297322 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This piece – a short-term collaboration between a secondary English teacher (Elgie), her Year 9 (ages 13–14) English class, and a former secondary English teacher and current academic (Belas) – offers a reflective analysis of a Key Stage (KS) 3–4 transition unit focussed on non-fiction writing. The unit has a record of success. Elgie wanted to know whether her perceptions of the students’ responses to the unit aligned with the students’; and, if they did, whether that was because, as she hypothesised, the students were given wide choice over their writing. Students were asked to complete a short survey, through which they were guided question-by-question. Indications are that students had mixed-to-positive (tending to the latter) views of the unit, and that choice did indeed play a part. Elgie and Belas reflect on the students’ responses and the implications of these for a future redesign of the unit. They then offer some more general theoretical reflections on the nature of non-fiction and its affordances in the English classroom, which, though linked to the particular case, are of broader interest and relevance
Higher education · Perception · Reflective Practice · Reflective writing · Statistical analysis · Student engagement · Student teacher · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Reflective Practices in Education · Writing and Handwriting Education
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |