Training Advanced Writing Skills: The Case for Deliberate Practice Export

@article{citeulike:5983505, abstract = {The development of advanced writing skills has been neglected in schools of the United States, with even some college graduates lacking the level of ability required in the workplace (National Commission on Writing, 2003, 2004). The core problem, we argue, is an insufficient degree of appropriate task practice distributed throughout the secondary and higher education curriculum. We draw on the power law of skill acquisition, the role of deliberate practice in expert performance, and the uniquely intensive demands that advanced written composition place on working memory to make this case. A major impediment to assigning enough writing tasks is the time and effort involved in grading papers to provide feedback. We close by considering possible solutions to the grading problem.}, author = {Kellogg, Ronald T. and Whiteford, Alison P.}, citeulike-article-id = {5983505}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00461520903213600}, doi = {10.1080/00461520903213600}, journal = {Educational Psychologist}, keywords = {deliberate\_practice, writing, writing\_skills}, number = {4}, pages = {250--266}, posted-at = {2009-10-22 04:17:58}, priority = {4}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Training Advanced Writing Skills: The Case for Deliberate Practice}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00461520903213600}, volume = {44}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5983505 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5983505 N2 - The development of advanced writing skills has been neglected in schools of the United States, with even some college graduates lacking the level of ability required in the workplace (National Commission on Writing, 2003, 2004). The core problem, we argue, is an insufficient degree of appropriate task practice distributed throughout the secondary and higher education curriculum. We draw on the power law of skill acquisition, the role of deliberate practice in expert performance, and the uniquely intensive demands that advanced written composition place on working memory to make this case. A major impediment to assigning enough writing tasks is the time and effort involved in grading papers to provide feedback. We close by considering possible solutions to the grading problem. IS - 4 JF - Educational Psychologist EP - 266 TI - Training Advanced Writing Skills: The Case for Deliberate Practice PB - Routledge VL - 44 SP - 250 KW - deliberate_practice KW - writing KW - writing_skills AU - Kellogg, Ronald AU - Whiteford, Alison PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00461520903213600 ER -