Metatalk for Writing: Secondary School Students' Writing and Transcripts of Student Talk, 2022-2024

This data was captured during the Metatalk for Writing project, which focused on promoting the quality of teacher-led talk about writing in the secondary English classroom (ages 11-14). Lessons focused on making connections between reading and writing, using model texts to support students’ own writing. Lessons incorporated opportunities for talk between dyad pairs (two students working together). This dyad talk focused, for example, on idea generation for writing, sharing and reflecting on writing choices, or joint writing activities. Dyad talk was captured via digital recorders worn by each student; audio data was subsequently transcribed and, where possible, cross-referenced to writing produced by dyad students during lessons. Writing completed by other students during lessons was also gathered, scanned, and saved as anonymised pdf files. Whilst the core data collection comprised transcripts of whole lesson audio-video recordings, this data has not been archived for ethical reasons. This partial submission provides an insight into the talk of dyad pairs during lessons, including interventions by and discussion with teachers, and captures writing produced by student participants across the age groups.