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Transaction and transformation in the processes of print-based writing and writing with multiple forms of representation
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Transaction and transformation in the processes of print-based writing and writing with multiple forms of representation
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Wright
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Amelia Wolfe
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Amelia Wright
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Cheryl
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Cheryl McLean
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chair
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Rowsell
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Jennifer
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Jennifer Rowsell
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Simone
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Marie Simone
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Education
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2012
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2012-10
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eng
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The purpose of this study was to observe the processes involved when adolescents write traditional print-based text and the processes involved when adolescents write text using multiple forms of representation (MFR), paying particular attention to the influence of audience and genre on both forms of writing. Drawing on the work of socio-cultural theorists who argue that educators should be attending to the contexts and processes that shape and mediate student learning, I framed my study using Kress’s (2003) Theory of Modes and Rosenblatt’s (1978) Reader’s Response Theory. The question guiding my research was: What happens when adolescent writing shifts from print-based academic writing to academic writing which uses MFR? I explored this question by conducting three case studies, using a combination of interviews, participant narratives, participant journals, and the collection of participant writing samples. Key findings included that: 1) The process of composing traditional academic print-based texts involves transaction and transformation, while the process of composing academic texts with MFR does not often involve transaction and/or transformation; 2) Audience is the largest determinant of the content and genre of text in regard to academic writing; and 3) When adolescent writing shifts from print-based academic writing to academic writing with MFR it shifts from “writing” to “communication”. This research highlighted the need to teach adolescents that they must consider their audience, genre of choice, and objective as they transact with and transform the texts they are writing.
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Literacy Education
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ii, 184 p. : ill.
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Ed.D.
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by Amelia Wolfe Wright
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Writing
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Academic writing
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Teenagers' writings
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ETD doctoral
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Amelia
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2012-10-01 09:42:18
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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