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Sternglass, Marilyn – 1983
An examination of student papers from three universities on the same tasks revealed that expository writing tasks were less demanding cognitively than argumentative writing tasks and that argumentative writing tasks were less demanding than speculative tasks. Another finding was that when students were able to translate a generalized task into…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Expository Writing
Download full textPorts, Kim; Mills, Carol J. – 1988
This curriculum guide is designed to aid in the planning and execution of a writing course for verbally gifted elementary school students. The course is designed for students ranging in age from 8-11 years whose verbal reasoning skills are at least 3 years above grade level. The course instructs students in the fundamentals of communication…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Writing, Curriculum Design, Descriptive Writing
Crabbe, Katharyn – 1976
The study examined 41 students (24 male, 17 female) in a beginning writing course for adults. Data were collected by (1) taping four workshop sessions in which all students participated in small groups, (2) interviewing all the students, and (3) observing four students writing in the classroom. The adult writers composed in two models: the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Beginning Writing, Cognitive Processes
Lawrence, Mary S. – 1972
This text is designed for students of English as a second language for intermediate and advanced levels of proficiency. The text is based on an approach to writing which is semantic and cognitive. Providing for active transfer of each student's knowledge of vocabulary and grammar, it bridges the gap between controlled writing and free writing.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, English (Second Language), Expository Writing, Grammar
Scardamalia, Marlene; Bereiter, Carl – School Administrator, 1985
This article suggests several proven strategies to help students move beyond the knowledge-telling stage of writing to the knowledge-transforming approach, which involves not only putting one's knowledge into words but the reflection upon, revision, and improvement of that knowledge. Eleven references are listed. (DCS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Expository Writing
Saxton, Ruth O. – 1987
The implicit assumption behind personal writing assignments given at the beginning of a writing course is that personal essays eliminate the writing apprehension of having nothing to say. However, college freshmen find it very difficult to write about themselves and their own opinions because this writing involves abstract mental processes and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College English, Course Content, Expository Writing
