The Write Factors: How Nature, Nurture, Culture And Environment Impact Student Writing

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Title

The Write Factors: How Nature, Nurture, Culture And Environment Impact Student Writing

Description

The goal of this research project is to expand tutors' understanding of the many variables that influence our ability to write. In a semester long research based project we focused on the impact of the following areas: nature, nurture, culture, and the environment. We learned about the biological basis of language skills which is affected by both our genetic and innate abilities/disabilities. Additionally, we discussed the literature linking parental habits and teacher attitudes with student learning. In order to gain a new appreciation of how individuals communicate, we explored cultural backgrounds and how they influence our choices in words and styles of writing. Equally important for our overall understanding is how atmosphere and physical space influence the activity of writing. All of this research provides us with a context for better understanding the complex relationship between students, instructors, tutors and the creation of written text.

Phyllis Benay

Cynthia Glover

Contributor

Keene State College

Creator

Analee Benik

Nathan Brown

Joanna Oko

Sarah Croitoru

Date

2015-04-11

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12088/7563

Language

en_US

Type

Presentation

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets

AEC 2015 ISP

Site pages

ISP