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Writing, Technology & Teens: Findings of the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the National Commission on Writing
Amanda LenhartEducation Writers AssociationApril 25, 2008Chicago, IL
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April 25, 2008 2Writing, Technology & Teens
Methodology
• Nationally representative RDD telephone survey of 700 parent – child pairs
• Teens ages 12-17• Eight focus groups with teens 12-17 in four U.S.
cities in the Summer of 2007
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April 25, 2008 3Writing, Technology & Teens
Main findings• Writing in school is ubiquitous, and nearly so out
side of school. • Teens are embedded in a tech-rich world, but do
not think that the writing they do via electronic communication (IM, txt, email, SNS) is “writing.”
• Teens also tell us that the informal style and short cuts from e-communication creeps into school work.
• Parents and teens agree that writing is important to teens’ futures.
• And teens believe that writing instruction in school could be improved through more class time and the use of technology to enhance instruction.
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April 25, 2008 4Writing, Technology & Teens
Teens and writing• All teens write for school; 93% write out side of school.
• Half of teens write daily for school; 13% write daily outside of school.
• Majority of writing assignments are short – a paragraph to a page in length, on average.
• Teens report that they enjoy writing, both for school and outside of school.
– 67% say they enjoy writing for school “some” or “a great deal”
– 90% of teens who write outside of school say they enjoy it some or a great deal
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April 25, 2008 5Writing, Technology & Teens
Teens, writing and electronic communication• Of teens who send text messages, email, IM and social
networking messages, 60% think that those messages are NOT writing.
• Most teens do not believe that electronic communication has any influence on their writing, for good or for bad.
• However, 64% of teens report that the informal styles often found in electronic communication do bleed into their school work.
– 50% have used informal capitalization
– 38% have used text short cuts like “LOL” or “ur”
– 25% have used emoticons
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April 25, 2008 6Writing, Technology & Teens
Writing and technology
• Most teens think that using a computer to write does not make them better writers – most believe technology is relatively neutral.
• But they do think that they edit and revise more when they use a computer to write.– 57% edit and revise more
• More teens also think that writing with computers makes them more likely to take short cuts and not put effort into writing.
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April 25, 2008 7Writing, Technology & Teens
Parent & teen attitudes toward technology & writing
• Parents believe that there is a greater need for good writing skills today than 20 years ago.
• 86% of teens believe that good writing is important to success in life.
• About half of parents believe their children are writing more than they did at the same age.
• The largest % of parents (40%) think that email, IM, and texting make no difference in their child’s writing skills.
• Parents are more likely than teens to say that teens using computers for writing has positive effects.
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April 25, 2008 8Writing, Technology & Teens
Final Thoughts
• Informal styles in formal school work becomes another element of teaching teens the difference between formal and informal writing – like slang.
• Parents and teens think writing is important and teens see places for improvement in classroom teaching.
• Teens suggest that instructional improvements could come from more class time dedicated to instruction, and from the use of technology and applications to enhance that instruction.
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April 25, 2008 9Writing, Technology & Teens
Questions?
Amanda Lenhart
http://www.pewinternet.org
Richard Sterling
http://www.collegeboard.com