Publication Date
2020
Keywords
transfer, response, advanced writers, graduate writers, case study, longitudinal research, graduate writers
Abstract
This article expands composition research on response by examining how Dweck’s theory of mindsets impacts graduate writers’ ability to process critical and praise-oriented teacher response, apply critical and praise-oriented teacher response in revision, and ultimately, develop as learners and transfer knowledge from these experiences. We conducted this examination through in-depth case studies of two writers over a six-year period that spanned undergraduate and graduate education. The case studies included interviews, teacher response, and writing to develop thick descriptions of graduate writers’ experiences. We demonstrate how students’ mindsets intersect with processing and applying both critical and praise-oriented response throughout their academic careers, which ultimately helps or hinders opportunities for learning transfer and writing development. The implications of this work apply to how teachers respond to writing and how they teach graduate students about processing and applying teacher comments.
Recommended Citation
Powell, Roger Lee and Driscoll, Dana Lynn
(2020)
"How Mindsets Shape Response and Learning Transfer: A Case of Two Graduate Writers,"
Journal of Response to Writing: Vol. 6:
Iss.
2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/journalrw/vol6/iss2/3