I found out that Working Memory plays an important role in Writing Processes. But what other factors influence writing skills?
Thank you in advance.
There are several factors that can influence writing skills. In addition to working memory, some of the most important factors include:
Vocabulary knowledge: the size and depth of one's vocabulary can greatly impact writing ability.
Grammar and syntax: having a strong understanding of grammar rules and how to construct effective sentences is crucial for clear and effective writing.
Knowledge of the topic: a writer's familiarity with the subject matter can affect how well they communicate their ideas.
Motivation and interest: a writer's level of motivation and interest in the topic can impact the quality of their writing.
Feedback and revision: the ability to receive feedback and revise one's writing based on that feedback is important for improving writing skills over time.
Attention to detail: being able to identify and correct errors and inconsistencies in writing is important for producing professional-grade work.
Working under time constraints: the ability to effectively manage time while writing, and under deadline pressure, is important in professional writing situations.
These are just a few of the many factors that can impact writing skills.
I will mention here one of the important factors is: the Wright Language to express what you like to say exactly, especially the thought you have opposed and the conclusions and recommendations of those results. Cheers.
It is such a great question, dr. Eleni Athanasoula . And I liked a lot the answers from colleagues, Dr. Medhat Elsahookie , Ajit Singh , and António José Rodrigues Rebelo
.I will add two aspects: rhetoric and metacognition. Rhetoric, because the main point that you have to realize in writing is that you are not in the business of saying what you know: you are in the business of saying what you want to say in a certain way. That makes sense when you plan, transcript, review and edit your text as the whole process of writing.
And metacognition also, because writing is metacognitive by nature: in metacognition you anticipate, monitor and evaluate, and, analogically, when you write, you plan, transcript, and review, which is essentially the same process. Not surprisingly, writing usually is highly correlated with metacognitive ability in general.
I worked some years ago as a writing teacher, and it was awesome!
I agree with Ajit Singh with the excellent response to this question. I used to review what had been submitted to Mark Allen Group (British Journal of Nursing and other similar journals for nurses and carers) and used to feel that although some articles had been carefully scrutinised as Ajit listed but others struck me that there had not been a lot of thought to the presentation. I used to have to correct a lot of careless mistakes or clarify what the author/s actually meant.
I also used to submit my work or have articles commissioned by this group, and was always very particular to make sure that I had attended to everything that I noticed as I read what I was sending in. But was always very attentive to what reviewers had told me. Sometimes, two reviewers would suggest differently!
Avid reading is also a good foundation for the development writing skills.
While I agree with António José Rodrigues Rebelo
and Ajit Singh , I would like to add two more factors here:1. Critical Thinking Skills: Effective writing involves analysis, synthesis and logical presentation of information. Therefore, someone with strong critical thinking skills can always write better.
2. Audience Awareness: The tone, style, and matter of the writing are all heavily influenced by the audience that is being addressed.