Past, present, and future contributions of cognitive writing research to cognitive psychology / edited by Virginia Wise Berninger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Berninger, Virginia Wise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive psychology.

Writing--Psychological aspects.

Writing.

Research--Psychological aspects.

Research.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 626 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, [2012]

Summary:

This volume tells the story of research on the cognitive processes of writing-from the perspectives of the early pioneers, the contemporary contributors, and visions of the future for the field.

Writing processes yield important insights into human cognition, and is increasingly becoming a mainstream topic of investigation in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Technological advances have made it possible to study cognitive writing processes as writing unfolds in real time. This book provides an introduction to these technologies.

The first part of the volume provides the historical context for the significance of writing research for contemporary cognitive psychology and honors the pioneers in cognitive and social-cognitive research in this field. The book then explores the rapidly expanding work on the social foundations of cognitive processes in writing and considers not only gender differences but also gender similarities in writing. The third part presents a lifespan view of writing in early and middle childhood, adolescence, higher education, and the world of work. There follows an examination of the relationships of language processes-at the word, sentence, and text levels - to the cognitive processes in writing. Part V covers representative research on the cognitive processes of writing-translation and reviewing and revision-and the working memory mechanisms that support those processes. A review of the current technologies used to study these cognitive processes on-line as they happen in real time is provided. Part VII provides an introduction to the emerging new field of the cognitive neuroscience of writing made possible by the rapidly evolving brain imaging technologies, which are interpretable in reference to paradigms in cognitive psychology of writing. The final section of the book offers visions of the future of writing research from the perspective of contemporary leaders in writing research. Book jacket.

Contents:

The cognitive tradition in writing research

The sociocultural plus cognitive traditions in writing research

The changing nature of teaching, learning, and assessing writing across

The life span : K-12, adolescence, higher education, and the work world

Levels of language processes in writing : word, sentence, and text

Cognitive processes in writing

Applications of technology to studying and teaching writing

Emerging cognitive neuroscience of writing

Visions of the future of writing research : perspectives from the new generation of writing researchers and contemporary leaders.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848729636

1848729634

OCLC:

751250333