An Analysis of the Writing Behavior of Good Student Writers
An Analysis of the Writing Behavior of Good Student Writers
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优秀学生作家写作行为分析
DOI:
10.58680/rte197420078
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发表时间:
1974
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
C. Stallard
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作者:
C. Stallard
Neither teachers nor writers have been able to agree as to what teaching strategies or learning activities promote the development of writing skill in students. Part of the problem, at least, lies in the fact that very little is known about the actual cognitive processes involved in writing. Analyses of the processes of writing are limited to a small number of studies, most of which do not come to grips with the problem of determining cognitive processes. A recent study by Emig (1971) did examine the writing behavior of eight twelfth grade student writers using case study procedures. One cannot say, however, that Emig determined in any conclusive manner what cognitive processes are involved in writing. Essentially, the complex question of what happens when good writers attack a writing task remains unanswered. Specifically, what behaviors and cognitive processes characterize the good writer prior to and during the act of writing? The dearth of research in the area may be due to the difficulty of observing and analyzing cognitive activity of any kind. Then, too, it has been the tendency to view all creative activity with reverent awe and attribute mystical characteristics to it, e.g., the poetic muse.