This Was an Easy Assignment

Abstract

John’s story of how he interpreted and responded to the particular writing assignment reveals the central role that tasks and accountability play in shaping students’ writing and learning experiences. Recent research suggests that students’ writing processes are a function of the task and the context in which writing occurs. Researchers who have studied “everyday cognition” in natural settings stress the importance of social factors in shaping people’s approaches to a task. Researchers interested in studying writing processes in the classroom must take into account the special nature of school settings. In an extensive review of educational research, Doyle explains that “academic work is transformed fundamentally when it is placed in the complex social system of a classroom”.

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