‘Rapid writing ... is my cup of tea’: Adult High School Students’ Use of Writing Strategies
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The purpose of this research-in-practice study in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was to determine what writing strategies adult high school students use and whether these strategies help them to succeed in their school-based writing assignments. Since student journals were used as a data source, the study features student descriptions of writing strategies and their effectiveness. The author shares how she reached the conclusion that adult high school students can benefit extensively from increased awareness and application of cognitive and metacognitive strategies in approaching their writing.
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