Writing aids critical thinking skills as well as lower levels of learning. To learn we must place new knowledge into a cognitive framework. It also provides a means by which knowledge is symbolically transformed via language into icons.
Writing is an active process of discovery and reinforcement.
Types of Writing Writing can be done in a group or individually, and can be categorized in many ways, including low and high stakes writing. High stakes writing is formal, usually involves a formal grading scheme, and is used to assess whether a student has learned something and is not discussed here. When students write, they are obliged to organize concepts, place them in their own language, and connect them with their own analogies and metaphors. The style is typically free flowing, personal, wide ranging, with detail to structure and syntax secondary. Frequent use helps students become accustomed to this type of assignment and provides constant reinforcement for the content.