The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of a writing program, involving a narrative text revision with a rubric. The participants were 71 children from 4th grade divided in 3 Experimental groups (submitted to an intervention program), and 1 Control Group. The effect of a training program was evaluated, in which children revised their own texts with the help of a rubric. We wanted to see if the use of a rubric and teacher’s feedback influenced the quality of the written texts written by the students. Our results showed an improvement in the quality of 4th grade children’s written composition from the Experimental Group in comparison to the Control Group.
Pretendemos avaliar o impacto na escrita de textos narrativos, de um programa de escrita, em que os alunos têm acesso a instrumentos de autorregulação para a revisão dos textos. Quisemos perceber se o recurso à utilização de grelhas e ao feedback do professor influenciava a qualidade dos textos escritos. Participaram 71 crianças do 4º ano, divididas em 3 grupos experimentais, (submetidas a um programa de intervenção) e 1 de controlo. Os resultados demonstraram que os alunos que utilizaram as grelhas e receberam o feedback aumentaram a qualidade dos seus textos.