Is there any research on the effect of different methods of teacher correction of errors, specifically, grammar errors? Which methods are better?  Are some common methods very ineffective?  If we want to change student behavior, how can we best do that?  Which combination of teacher actions is most effective and efficient: pre-instruction, correction by marking, correction by commenting, correction by showing how it could be done, targeted instruction (by this, I mean instruction directed toward a specific student for his specific errors, e.g., attaching an instructional and practice packet on perfect aspect when a student makes such an error), requested correction (by this, I mean correcting what students ask to be corrected, e.g., "My paragraph seems lifeless, how can I make it lively?" or "I'm concerned about my use of the perfect aspect, especially the past perfect.  Please show me what I'm doing right and wrong."), others?
 
Scott Woods
BASIS Scottsdale

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