Training writing skills: A cognitive developmental perspective

Abstract

This work studies the gradual development of complex writing abilities through three stages: knowledge-telling, knowledge-transforming, and knowledge-crafting. The last one involves the coordination of the representations of the author, the article, and the prospective reader. The paper argues that the coordination of these representations happens through executive attention. Therefore, the development of writing skills is limited by maturation and learning stimulating a reduction of the load on working memory through a reduction of the need for effort invested in the processes of planning, language generation, and reviewing. – AI-generated abstract.