Premium
Fostering critical literacy: The art of assignment design
Author(s) -
Wilner Arlene
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.201
Subject(s) - craft , literacy , reading (process) , mathematics education , pedagogy , critical literacy , composition (language) , cognition , psychology , instructional design , computer science , visual arts , linguistics , art , literature , philosophy , neuroscience
Applying reading and writing theory to cases in composition, this chapter troubleshoots assignments that produced disappointing results and illustrates how the model of the “ill‐structured problem” can help writing instructors craft assignments that foster the cognitive and affective maturation essential to college‐level literacy.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom