Hillocks. "Some Basic for Thinking about Teaching Writing."
Hillocks describes a reflective teaching practice as one “that permits the practitioner to learn through practice, not simply through trial and error, an expression that suggests a kind of randomness that does not allow for the building of knowledge” (7). Hillocks says that “practice becomes inquiry . . . as it becomes more formal and systematic” (9) and that the “frame experiment” is an effective way to make practice formal and systematic. Hillocks discusses six steps for practitioners to engage in reflective inquiry: analysis of the current classroom situation; envisioning of a different/improved situation; selection of strategies to try to change the situation; plan to implement; assess the impact of the strategy; and confirm that the strategy was effective or formulate a new plan.
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