The purpose of my studies will be to determine if a preliminary evaluation of a writer's ability will be enough to determine the most effective strategy for their individual tutoring session. Will a writing coach be able to gather enough information during the 'getting to know you stage' to determine if a writer will respond better to directive vs. non-directive tutoring, storehouse vs. collaboration, etc?
My theory is that a checklist can be created to list 'where a writer is' and what strategies will help them acheive their necessary goals. Ofcourse, part of that checklist will have to include agreeing on what goals need to be met. Other things to be listed is whether the writer responds better to a male or female coach, if they have a high or low ability to write, if they are an ESL student or not, if they need help in a domain outside of their comfort zone, if they are aware of the assignment requirements and the tools needed to complete it to satisfactory standards, if they respond better when they are in control, or if they prefer to have a coach with more knowledge than them...
I'm aiming to find out if all these questions can be answered in the first few minutes of a session, so that the coach can proceed with the right strategy from the start of a session.
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