Hearing Ourselves Think: Cognitive Research in the College Writing Classroom

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Foreword v
• Preface vii
• Contents ix
• 1 - Introduction: Studying Cognitive Processes in the Classroom 3
• References 13
• I - Interpreting Reading and Writing Tasks 17
• 2 - Beyond "Just the Facts": Reading as Rhetorical Action 19
• References 31
• 3 - Exploring the Relationship Between Authorship and Reading 33
• Notes 45
• References 45
• Appendix I: Handbook Assignment 47
• Appendix II: Brian's Handbook 48
• 4 - Writing and Learning: Exploring the Consequences of Task Interpretation 52
• References 64
• Appendix: Texts 65
• 5 - Reading to Argue: Helping Students Transform Source Texts 70
• References 93
• Appendix A: Source Materials -- Cigarette Ads 94
• Appendix B: Source Materials -- Historical Documents 95
• 6 - The LIbrary Revisited: Exploring Students' Research Processes 102
• References 118
• Appendix: Excerpts from Helen's Process Log -- Writing A Research Paper for A Freshman LIterature Course 118
• II - Writing in Classroom Contexts 123
• 7 - Decision-Making During the Collaborative Planning of Coauthors 125
• References 145
• 8 - Revising for Readers: Audience Awareness in the Writing Classroom 147
• References 166
• 9 - Exploring Feedback: Writers Meet Readers 170
• Note 185
• References 186
• 10 - Using Conferences to Support the Writing Process 188
• References 199
• Appendix - Conducting Process Research 201
• References 205
• Index 207

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