A Conversational Approach: Using Writing Center Pedagogy in Commenting for Transfer in the Classroom
Publication Date
2018
Keywords
transfer, writing centers, tutors, feedback, first-year composition
Abstract
While some studies suggest that teachers’ written comments help students transfer writing skills across contexts (Wardle, 2007), the literature on feedback’s role in the transfer process has yet to be fully explored. Research has indicated that feedback that is intentional, specific, and reflective benefits students’ writing growth and the transfer process. To rethink this process of providing feedback, this article discusses how writing center principles can be applied to commenting for transfer in first-year composition and writing-intensive courses. Writing centers offer an individualized, student-centered, conversational approach to learning. Universities have incorporated the writing center into the classroom through writing fellows programs. This article will cover how instructors can more effectively foster transfer, implementing the writing center through goal setting and dialogism in their feedback. One narrative in a writing-intensive research methods course illustrates the benefits of this pedagogy.
Recommended Citation
Busekrus, Elizabeth
(2018)
"A Conversational Approach: Using Writing Center Pedagogy in Commenting for Transfer in the Classroom,"
Journal of Response to Writing: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol4/iss1/5