| Description |
1 online resource (189 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in Writing and Rhetoric |
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Studies in writing & rhetoric
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Transfer as Recontextualization; 2. "I Finally Feel Like I've Really Learned Something": Students Becoming Agents of Integration; 3. Agents, Handlers, Audience Members: The Challenges Facing Instructors Teaching for Transfer; 4. "It's Really Hard for Me to Articulate, but I Know It's There": Transfer of Writing-Related Knowledge; 5. Implications; Appendix: Assignments from the Interdisc Sequence; References; Index; Author Biography; CCCC Studies in Writing & Rhetoric Series |
| Summary |
The question of how students transfer knowledge is an important one, as it addresses the larger issue of the educational experience. In Agents of Integration: Understanding Transfer as a Rhetorical Act, Rebecca S. Nowacek explores, through a series of case studies, the issue of transfer by asking what in an educational setting engages students to become "agents of integration"--Individuals actively working to perceive, as well as to convey effectively to others, the connections they make. While many studies of transfer are longitudinal, with data collected over several years, Nowacek's is sync |
| Notes |
Other Books in the CCCC Studies in Writing & Rhetoric SeriesBack Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-159) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching.
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Report writing -- Study and teaching
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching
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Report writing -- Study and teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1336153601 |
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9781336153608 |
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9780809390885 |
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0809390884 |
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