"Functional Automaticity" in Children's Writing: A Problem of Metacognitive Control.

McCutchen, Deborah

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Publication Date: 1988

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"Functional Automaticity" in Children's Writing: A Problem of Metacognitive Control.

McCutchen, Deborah

Written Communication, v5 n3 p306-24 Jul 1988

Argues for a distinction between fluency and automaticity of procedures in writing. Presents empirical results that suggest a prominent difference between skilled and less skilled writing is the extent of metacognitive control over writing subprocesses. (MS)

Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Audience Awareness, Children, Cognitive Processes, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Metacognition, Writing Instruction, Writing Processes, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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