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A critical discourse analysis of current composition theory use in IRA/NCTE standards for the English language arts, Ohio middle school English language arts standards and Ohio state writing assessments

Schulz, Fawn M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1595859435945569

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, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), University of Findlay, Education.
Ohio middle school teachers have had difficulty getting students to pass the state writing assessment (ODE, 2019b). A critical discourse analysis was conducted to examine the intertextuality of current compositional theory use in the IRA/NCTE’s Standards for the ELA, Ohio’s Learning Standards for ELA, and Ohio’s State Test in ELA to search for possible misalignment. It was found that both sets of standards align with current compositional theory; however, the Ohio writing assessment, constructed by Ohio Department of Education (ODE) and American Institutes for Research (AIR), lacks sociocultural characteristics and diverges from the Ohio ELA standards due to the lack of inquiry, the inability to practice adequate attention to audience, and insufficient time to implement writing as a process effectively. It is recommended that the state use a sociocultural writing assessment that utilizes the social nature of these current compositional theory elements.
Christine Denecker (Committee Chair)
Kathleen Crates (Committee Member)
Jon Brasfield (Committee Member)
Composition; Education
compositional theory, audience, inquiry, writing as a process, sociocultural perspective, psychometric perspective

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  • Schulz, F. M. (n.d.). A critical discourse analysis of current composition theory use in IRA/NCTE standards for the English language arts, Ohio middle school English language arts standards and Ohio state writing assessments [Doctoral dissertation, University of Findlay]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1595859435945569

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Schulz, Fawn. A critical discourse analysis of current composition theory use in IRA/NCTE standards for the English language arts, Ohio middle school English language arts standards and Ohio state writing assessments. University of Findlay, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1595859435945569.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Schulz, Fawn. "A critical discourse analysis of current composition theory use in IRA/NCTE standards for the English language arts, Ohio middle school English language arts standards and Ohio state writing assessments." Doctoral dissertation, University of Findlay. Accessed APRIL 19, 2025. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=findlay1595859435945569

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