Reasons for Using Writing in Your Course Per writing theory and research, Seven compelling reasons for using writing in your courses Compiled by Parker Luchte 1. Writing not only reinforces but also permits learning. Some kinds of thought, especially the kinds we hope teaching moments inspire, emerge only when we try to communicate them to ourselves and others.
Many disciplines evaluate student performance in terms of writing ability.
By incorporating writing activities into your courses and making effective writing important, you give students vital practice in the skills on which their performances in many academic fields will be assessed. Giving students more opportunities to write and more responses to their work makes improved writing quality more likely. Providing students with help with the processes of writing and with opportunities to write will improve idea fluency and flexibiltity, develop metacognitive abilities required to engage in complex decision-making tasks and introduce studentss to the ways of communicating ideas that are specific to your discipline. What it means to think like a scientist is inextricably linked to what it means to write like a scientist. Writing is important to achievement not only in academic disciplines but also in other workplace settings.