Metacognition, Self-Regulation and Writing by Dyanne Escorcia - 9781786309389

Metacognition, Self-Regulation and WritingTheoretical Perspectives and Leads for Sustaining Students' Writing\nAuthor(s): Dyanne Escorcia\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc, United Kingdom\nImprint: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781786309389, 978-1786309389\nSynopsis\nStudents' difficulties in producing texts that meet the requirements of academic writing are a recurring concern for teaching staff and those responsible for university courses. Various initiatives are currently being taken, mainly at undergraduate level, to help students improve the quality of their writing. Research into metacognitive processes and the self-regulation of learning can be used to support the design of these writing support systems, particularly by providing a better understanding of the students' difficulties.\n\n This book reviews the concepts of metacognition and self-regulation in relation to writing processes. It analyses the metacognitive compon.