How Does Writing Help In Ideation
Writing has been widely used as a tool for communicating ideas, but less is known about how writing can improve the ideation process itself. “Writing is thought to be a vehicle for improving student learning.” (Hand and Prain, 2002). Historically, writing is thought to contribute to the development of critical thinking skills. Applebee (1984) suggested that “writing improves thinking because it requires an individual to make his or her ideas explicit and to evaluate and choose among tools necessary for effective discourse.” Resnick (1987) stressed that writing should provide an opportunity to think through arguments and that, if used in such a way, could serve as a “cultivator and an enabler of higher order thinking.” “Writing used as a means to restructure knowledge improves higher-order thinking. In this context, writing may provide opportunity for students to think through arguments and use higher-order thinking skills to respond to complex problems”. (Marzano, 1991) Writing ha...