Abstract

This article is an expanded version of my presentation to Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association for the Career Achievement Award for Distinguished Psychological Contributions to Education in 2019. It provides an overview of research conducted by colleagues and I that examined the following four topics: (a) the role of writing knowledge, strategies, motivation, and skills in writing and students’ growth as writers; (b) the connections between writing, language, reading, and learning; (c) the identification of effective writing practices; and (d) the current state of writing instruction in schools. For each topic, I provide examples of the logic and the different types of evidence collected in studying each area. Concluding comments focus on areas still in need of investigation.

摘要

这篇文章是我在 2019 年美国心理学会职业成就奖对教育的杰出心理贡献的第 15 分部（教育心理学）的演讲的扩展版本。它概述了我和同事进行的研究，研究了以下内容四个主题： (a) 写作知识、策略、动机和技能在写作中的作用以及学生作为作家的成长；(b) 写作、语言、阅读和学习之间的联系；(c) 确定有效的写作实践；(d) 学校写作教学的现状。对于每个主题，我都提供了在研究每个领域时收集的逻辑和不同类型证据的示例。结论意见侧重于仍需调查的领域。