George Hillocks Jr.

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George Hillocks Jr.

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#1259

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#1799

Historical Rank

#488

USA Rank

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George Hillocks Jr.'s Degrees

PhD English Education University of Chicago
Masters English Education University of Chicago

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According to Wikipedia, George Hillocks Jr. was an emeritus professor in the Department of Education, with a joint appointment in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. He received in 2011 the James R. Squire Award of the National Council of Teachers of English for having "a transforming influence and [making] a lasting intellectual contribution to the profession." He also received many other major awards . His teaching career included the preparation of English teachers in the Master of Arts in Teaching program, and the mentoring of Ph.D. students in the doctoral program, at the University of Chicago. After retiring from the University he continued to present seminars and workshops for writing teachers across the US. His primary research interests centered on the teaching of writing, literature, and language in middle and high school English classes, and on large-scale writing assessment. When not teaching and writing, he was an accomplished bagpipe player, performing frequently for Chicago audiences and in international competitions.

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George Hillocks Jr.'s Published Works

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Research on Written Composition: New Directions for Teaching. (1986) (497)
The Testing Trap: How State Writing Assessments Control Learning (2002) (342)
What Works in Teaching Composition: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Treatment Studies (1984) (333)
Research on written composition (1986) (259)
SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH ON TEACHING WRITING (1986) (140)
Teaching writing as reflective practice (1995) (137)
Ways Of Thinking, Ways Of Teaching (1999) (135)
The Interaction of Instruction, Teacher Comment, and Revision in Teaching the Composing Process. (1982) (124)
Teaching Argument for Critical Thinking and Writing: An Introduction. (2010) (70)
A Taxonomy of Skills in Reading and Interpreting Fiction (1984) (56)
Writing in Secondary Schools (2007) (40)
The Focus on Form vs. Content in Teaching Writing (2005) (36)
Fighting Back: Assessing the Assessments. (2003) (34)
The Testing Trap (2002) (30)
Narrative Writing: Learning a New Model for Teaching (2006) (30)
Inquiry and the Composing Process: Theory and Research. (1982) (27)
The Effects of Observational Activities on Student Writing (1979) (26)
Sensible Sequencing: Developing Knowledge about Literature Text by Text. (1988) (23)
Teaching Defining Strategies as a Mode of Inquiry: Some Effects on Student Writing (1983) (18)
Books and Bombs: Ideological Conflict and the Schools: A Case Study of the Kanawha County Book Protest (1978) (14)
Toward a Hierarchy of Skills in the Comprehension of Literature. (1980) (12)
Observing and writing (1975) (12)
The Responses of College Freshmen to Three Modes of Instruction (1981) (12)
Some Practices and Approaches Are Clearly Better than Others and We Had Better Not Ignore the Differences. A Response to Peter Smagorinsky. (2009) (9)
The Dynamics of English Instruction: Grades 7-12 (1971) (9)
Psychometric Considerations in the Analysis of Reading Skill Hierarchies. (1985) (6)
Getting the Most Out of Time Spent Marking Compositions. (1982) (5)
Shells, Coins, Matches, Cinnamon: Tools (and Blueprints) for Better Writing. (1979) (5)
Literary Texts in Classrooms (1989) (5)
What Inquiring Writers Need to Know. (1989) (4)
The English curriculum under fire : what are the real basics? (1982) (3)
Two Decades of Research on Teaching Writing in the Secondary Schools in the US (2006) (3)
The English Teacher as Curriculum Maker: Preparing Teachers for Elective Programs. (1974) (1)
Hillocks Replies (1978) (1)
Research You Can Do Yourself. (1980) (1)
Alternatives in English: A Critical Appraisal of Elective Programs. ERIC/RCS Information Analysis Series: Group 1. (1972) (1)
Viewpoint: In Defense of Electives (1976) (1)
Patterns and Models for Teaching English--1964. (1964) (0)
Ideological Conflict and the Schools-a Case Study of the (2016) (0)
[Book Review: The Rise and Fall of English: Reconstructing English as a Discipline Robert Scholes] (1998) (0)
Techniques; *Cognitive Style; Diversity (Student); Higher Education; Multiple Intelligences; Student Needs; *Writing Instruction; *Writing Skills; *Writing Teachers (2003) (0)
Reading, Natural Learning, and the Interpretation of Literature. (1975) (0)
Book Review:Storm in the Mountains: A Case Study of Censorship, Conflict, and Consciousness James Moffett (1991) (0)
An Evaluation of Project APEX: A Nongraded Phase-Elective English Program. (1971) (0)
Chapter V: The Writer's Knowledge: Theory, Research, and Implications for Practice (1986) (0)
Short Narrative Forms (1956) (0)
Speaking of Choices, Part One of a Two-Part Discussion and Making the Choices, Part Two of a Two-Part Discussion of Alternatives in English. (1973) (0)
George Hillocks Responds (1983) (0)
Approaches to Meaning: A Basis for a Literature Curriculum. (1964) (0)
Talks on the teaching of English (1965) (0)
Literature and Composition for Average Students in Grades Seven to Nine (1964) (0)
Martine A.H. Braaksma (2002). Observational learning in argumentative writing (2003) (0)
Old College Formulas for New Programs in High School English (1972) (0)
A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IN ENGLISH FOR THE 7TH, 8TH AND 9TH GRADE --LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, COMPOSITION, FOR HONORS STUDENTS AND AVERAGE STUDENTS. PART 2, CONSTRUCTING ACHIEVEMENT TESTS DURING A SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR PARTIAL EVALUATION OF A PROJECT ENGLISH DEMON. CTR. (1968) (0)

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