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Revitalizing Instruction in Scientific Genres: Connecting Knowledge Production with Writing to Learn in Science.

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Keys, Carolyn W. – Science Education, 1999

Explores the history and theoretical paradigms associated with writing to learn in science. Asserts that the unique features of writing in traditional scientific genres such as experiment, explanation, and report promote reflection and the production of new knowledge, especially through the formation of meaningful inferences for data. Recasts the…

Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities

Writing Activities as Strategies for Knowledge Construction and the Identification of Misconceptions in Mathematics.

Swinson, Kevan – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1992

Reviews research of writing activities that help identify student misconceptions and serve as a vehicle for knowledge construction. (29 references) (MDH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education