TY - JOUR
T1 - Composition across secondary and post-secondary contexts
T2 - Cognitive, textual and social dimensions
AU - Beck, Sarah W.
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - As a topic of concern to educational researchers, writing is enjoying something of a renaissance, particularly with respect to the transition between secondary and post-secondary levels of schooling. In the context of this renewed interest, this article presents a framework for understanding composition that integrates cognitive, textual and social dimensions. I explore how each of these three dimensions contributes to our understanding of the challenges that student writers face when composing. I also discuss ways in which the increasingly social focus of much research on composition offers new ways of thinking about the cognitive and textual dimensions. Finally, I propose that integrating these dimensions in our study and teaching of composition can help us to better understand and address the challenges that students face in moving across educational contexts.
AB - As a topic of concern to educational researchers, writing is enjoying something of a renaissance, particularly with respect to the transition between secondary and post-secondary levels of schooling. In the context of this renewed interest, this article presents a framework for understanding composition that integrates cognitive, textual and social dimensions. I explore how each of these three dimensions contributes to our understanding of the challenges that student writers face when composing. I also discuss ways in which the increasingly social focus of much research on composition offers new ways of thinking about the cognitive and textual dimensions. Finally, I propose that integrating these dimensions in our study and teaching of composition can help us to better understand and address the challenges that students face in moving across educational contexts.
KW - Post-secondary education
KW - Secondary education
KW - Writing
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U2 - 10.1080/03057640903103710
DO - 10.1080/03057640903103710
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70349285033
VL - 39
SP - 311
EP - 327
JO - Cambridge Journal of Education
JF - Cambridge Journal of Education
SN - 0305-764X
IS - 3
ER -