Prior Knowledge and/in the Writing Program: Increasing Learning Transfer through Program Design and Administration
Title of Panel or Colloquium
Panel: Transformations: Using Transfer Research to Guide Classes and Programs
Abstract
The presenters examine transfer (and perhaps the transformation) of writing ability from varied standpoints: those of a composition director, a composition instructor, and an instructor of post-composition courses. Weaving theory and practice together, they demonstrate their work toward helping students improve as writers and thinkers.
Prior Knowledge and/in the Writing Program: Increasing Learning Transfer through Program Design and Administration
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The presenters examine transfer (and perhaps the transformation) of writing ability from varied standpoints: those of a composition director, a composition instructor, and an instructor of post-composition courses. Weaving theory and practice together, they demonstrate their work toward helping students improve as writers and thinkers.
