How Writing Shapes Thinking: A Study of Teaching and Learning

By Judith A. Langer and Arthur N. Applebee
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In this groundbreaking study, Langer and Applebee analyzed writing assignments and their teaching across the curriculum in U.S. secondary schools to see how they support learning. "To improve the teaching of writing, particularly in the context of academic tasks," they argue, "is also to improve the quality of thinking required of school children." But they further show here how differences in the kinds of writing students do lead students to do different kinds of thinking and learning.

Table of Content

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Front Matter, Table of Contents, and List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Part I: Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Project

Part II: Studies of Teaching

Chapter 3: The Participating Teachers

Chapter 4: Writing in Academic Classrooms

Chapter 5: Teachers in Transition: Changing Conceptions of Teaching and Learning

Part III: Studies of Learning

Chapter 6: Learning from Writing: An Initial Approach

Chapter 7: Learning from Writing: Study Two

Chapter 8: Learning from Writing: Study Three

Part IV: Conclusions

Chapter 9: Learning from Writing in the Secondary Schools: Accomplishing Our Goals

References

Appendix 1: The Analysis of Meaning Construction Coding Manual

Appendix 2: The Reading Passages: Synopses, Characteristics, and Tree Diagrams

About the Authors

Publication Information:	Langer, Judith A., & , Arthur N., Applebee. (2007). How Writing Shapes Thinking: A Study of Teaching and Learning. The WAC Clearinghouse. https://wacclearinghouse.org/books/landmarks/langer_applebee/ (Originally published in 1987 by National Council of Teachers of English)
Publication Date:	October 11, 2007
Contact Information:	Arthur N. Applebee’s Home Page: http://cela.albany.edu/researcher/applebee.htm Arthur N. Applebee’s Email: aapplebee@uamail.albany.edu Judith A. Langer’s Home Page: http://cela.albany.edu/researcher/langer.htm Judith A. Langer’s Email: jlanger@uamail.albany.edu

Publication Information:

Langer, Judith A., & , Arthur N., Applebee. (2007). How Writing Shapes Thinking: A Study of Teaching and Learning. The WAC Clearinghouse. https://wacclearinghouse.org/books/landmarks/langer_applebee/ (Originally published in 1987 by National Council of Teachers of English)

Publication Date:

October 11, 2007

Contact Information:

Arthur N. Applebee’s Home Page: http://cela.albany.edu/researcher/applebee.htm
Arthur N. Applebee’s Email: aapplebee@uamail.albany.edu

Judith A. Langer’s Home Page: http://cela.albany.edu/researcher/langer.htm
Judith A. Langer’s Email: jlanger@uamail.albany.edu

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