Written Communication Apr 1993

Writing Development as Seen through Longitudinal Research

MARILYN S. STERNGLASS

Abstract

This article presents insights about writing development of urban college students that can be gleaned from longitudinal research that examines both personal and academic histories. Factors in students' lives, revealed through ongoing interviews and classroom observations, influence both students' abilities to respond to certain types of reading and writing tasks and their potential to develop as successful college students. A set of categories developed by Larson is used to analyze the texts produced by a basic writing student in her first 3½ years of college to illustrate the richness and complexity of analysis available through longitudinal research.

Journal
Written Communication
Published
1993-04-01
DOI
10.1177/0741088393010002004
Open Access
Closed
Topics
basic writing

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (5)

  1. Falconer (2019)
    “I Think When I Speak, I Don’t Sound Like That”: The Influence of Social Positi…
    Written Communication
  2. Compton-Lilly (2014)
    The Development of Writing Habitus
    Written Communication
  3. FISHMAN et al. (2001)
    An ESL Writer and her Discipline-Based Professor
    Written Communication
  4. HASWELL (2000)
    Documenting Improvement in College Writing
    Written Communication
  5. SPACK (1997)
    The Acquisition of Academic Literacy in a Second Language
    Written Communication

Cites in this index (5)

  1. BRANDT (1992)
    The Cognitive as the Social
    Written Communication
  2. Schumacher et al. (1991)
    Conceptualizing and Measuring Knowledge Change Due to Writing
    Research in the Teaching of English
  3. NEWELL et al. (1989)
    The Effects of Writing on Learning from Expository Text
    Written Communication
  4. Newell (1984)
    Learning from Writing in Two Content Areas: A Case Study/Protocol Analysis
    Research in the Teaching of English
  5. Lunsford (1980)
    The Content of Basic Writers' Essays
    College Composition and Communication
Also cites 3 works outside this index ↓
  1. 10.2307/356491
     ↗
  2. 10.2307/357468
     ↗
  3. Vygotsky, L. S.
    Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes
     ↗
CrossRef global citation count: 8 View in citation network →

Related Articles

  1. Literacy in Composition Studies Dec 2024
    The Decolonial Imperative in Basic Writing ↗
    Lucken IV, Walter
    basic writing race and writing multilingual writers
  2. College Composition and Communication Dec 2024
    “You could have students who barely speak English with someone who’s almost ready to go to comp”: Latinx Basic Writers in Iowa Community Colleges ↗
    Erin E. Doran
    basic writing two-year college race and writing multilingual writers
  3. Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2023
    Feature: Developmental Writing Reform at Onondaga Community College: From Corequisite to IRW, Eliminating Dev Ed while Supporting All Students ↗
    Malkiel Choseed; Matt DelConte; Michael P O’Connor
    basic writing two-year college
  4. Writing Center Journal 2023
    Embedded vs. Drop-in Tutors in Developmental Writing Contexts: Course/Tutoring Perceptions and Impact on Student Writing Efficacy ↗
    Kendon Kurzer, Anna Hayden,; Jennifer Nguyen
    writing centers basic writing
  5. Teaching English in the Two-Year College Mar 2022
    Symposium: Cultivating Anti-Ableist Action across Two-Year College Contexts ↗
    Ada/Adam Hubrig
    writing centers basic writing two-year college writing across the curriculum