Argumentative Writing in Pre-Adolescents: The Role of Verbal Reasoning

Autor/inn/en	Nippold, Marilyn A.; Ward-Lonergan, Jeannene M.
Titel	Argumentative Writing in Pre-Adolescents: The Role of Verbal Reasoning
Quelle	In: Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 26 (2010) 3, S.238-248 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-6590
DOI	10.1177/0265659009349979
Schlagwörter	Reading Achievement; Phonemic Awareness; Adolescents; Logical Thinking; Word Recognition; Thinking Skills; Interpersonal Communication; Children; Writing Instruction; Essays; Student Attitudes; Intervention; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; California; Oregon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leseleistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Worterkennung; Denkfähigkeit; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Child; Kind; Kinder; Schreibunterricht; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Kalifornien
Abstract	Argumentative writing is a challenging communication task that calls upon sophisticated cognitive and linguistic abilities. Pre-adolescents (n = 80; mean age = 11;10; range = 10;6-13:5) were asked to write an argumentative essay on the controversial topic of training animals to perform in circuses. Additionally, they were asked to solve a set of verbal reasoning problems. Children whose essays reflected a more flexible attitude toward the controversy (Conditional subgroup) outperformed their peers whose attitude was more rigid (Absolute subgroup) on all key measures: Verbal Analogical Reasoning, Total Number of Reasons, and Mean Length of Utterance in Words. Implications for instruction and intervention with pre-adolescents are discussed. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10