Introduction to Conceptualizing Writing
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Writing has been the subject of scientific research since the start of the 20th century. The resulting body of research is rich and diverse, owing much of its heterogeneity and multiplicity to the different ways in which it has been conceptualized. This special issue continues this tradition by presenting new views on conceptualizing writing, ranging from new cognitive models to ones that combine both social and cognitive viewpoints.
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- Authors
- Graham, S.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Graham, Steve
- ORCID
- Graham, Steve
- Venue
- Educational Psychologist
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-10-02
- Volume
- 53
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 217-219
- ISSN
- 0046-1520 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-6985
- OpenAlex
- W2905032608
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 8.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Educational Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Writing and Handwriting Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Reading and Literacy Development
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Keywords
- writing, cognitive models of writing, social cognition, writing research
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