Introduction Prevailing wisdom holds that the US is facing an educational crisis marked by low levels of writing skill. One primary concern is that teens are not learning the writing content and process skills needed to succeed in continuing education and the workplace. Research suggests a number of areas for improvement. Recent studies have found […]
Introduction As with many educational issues, parental investment and attitudes are important influences on their children. Parent support of writing programs and parental beliefs about both the quality of writing and the importance of writing for future success can influence parent-child interactions around school work and personal writing. Today’s parents believe that writing is an […]
Acknowledgments On behalf of the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the authors would like to acknowledge the contributions to this study by the following people: Alan Heaps and Sandra Riley of The College Board, Richard Sterling and Judy Buchanan of the National Writing Project, as well as the members of the Advisory Board to […]
Introduction Fully 93% of teens use the internet, and teen use of the internet has intensified in recent years. In 2006, 89% of teens accessed the internet from home. This is fairly consistent with our survey data from 2000 and 2004, which showed that a similar percentage of teens accessing the internet from home. Home […]
28% of online teens have blogs and blogging growth is almost entirely fueled by girls; Super communicators rise as email fades as a communication tool for teens
Introduction Teens inhabit a highly social world, one teeming with communications options; nevertheless, teens generally default to more traditional media – telephones (either landline or cell) and face-to-face communication. However, communication patterns are different among three groups of teens: content creators, social networkers, and “multi-channel teens” who use the internet, instant messaging, text messaging cell […]