Expert Planning Processes in Writing
Abstract
This report summarizes research conducted under contract No. 00014- 85-K-0423 on the nature of planning processes in writing. Section 1 presents a general characterization of planning based on an integration of planning research in the fields of A. I., cognitive science, and writing. This characterization provides a framework for studying planning in writing. Section 2 summarizes two protocol studies designed to identify characteristics of planning in writing. Several differences among expert and novice writing strategies are identified. Section 3 reports two experimental studies of skills which are fundamental to planning in writing. The first explores writer's ability to judge when the use of metaphor will help readers to comprehend a text. The second demonstrates that providing writers with topic knowledge can make them insensitive to the readers need to have that topic knowledge explained to them.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 17, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA231380
Entities
People
- John R. Hayes
- Linda S. Flower
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University