DOCUMENT RESUME ED 423 260 TM 029 058 AUTHOR Kupperman, Jeff; Wallace, Raven TITLE Evaluating an Intercultural Internet Writing Project through a Framework of Activities and Goals. SPONS AGENCY National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC.; Advanced Research Projects Agency (DOD), Washington, DC. PUB DATE 1998-04-00 NOTE 24p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Diego, CA, April 13-17, 1998). CONTRACT IRI-9411287; RED-9554205 PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141) Speeches/Meeting Papers (150) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Cultural Awareness; Cultural Differences; *Educational Objectives; Folk Culture; Grade 9; *High School Students; High Schools; *Internet; Models; *Multicultural Education; Pilot Projects; *Writing Instruction; Writing Skills ABSTRACT A framework for student Internet writing projects is proposed that consists of learning outcome goals and component activities. The framework is intended to be useful when designing and developing Internet writing projects and when evaluating student outcomes. Six learning goals are outlined: (1) engagement; (2) consideration of purpose and audience; (3) evaluation and synthesis of information; (4) developing personal standards for writing; (5) cultural awareness; and (6) participation in a literate community. Seven component activities are also outlined: (1) publishing; (2) friendship exchanges; (3) data sharing; (4) collaborative artifact creation; (5) peer critiquing; (6) mentoring; and (7) question asking. The paper shows how the framework could be applied to a pilot project in which students sent questions to African respondents via e-mail, used the replies in revisions of invented "folktales," and published the final stories on the Web. Through this example, the paper shows how a framework of activities and goals can highlight multiple facets of Internet writing projects and complex patterns of student outcomes. (Contains 4 tables and 40 references.) (SLD) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ********************************************************************************