Speaking About Writing Reflections on Research Methodology [Paperback]

This volume makes a powerful case for the analysis of the spoken word as a source of data to study writing. The contributors focus on issues involved in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Their approaches go beyond simple quantitative//qualitative differences, examining the very underpinnings of the various assumptions of distinct methodologies. Divided into four major areas of inquiry, the book looks at different aspects of conducting think-aloud protocol analysis, retrospective accounts, discourse analysis and interviews in the field.This volume makes a powerful case for the analysis of the spoken word as a source of data to study writing. The contributors focus on issues involved in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. Their approaches go beyond simple quantitative//qualitative differences, examining the very underpinnings of the various assumptions of distinct methodologies. Divided into four major areas of inquiry, the book looks at different aspects of conducting think-aloud protocol analysis, retrospective accounts, discourse analysis and interviews in the field.Introduction - Peter Smagorinsky
Potential Problems and Problematic Potentials of Using Talk About Writing as Data About Writing Process
PART ONE: THINK-ALOUD PROTOCOL ANALYSIS
Think-Aloud Protocol Analysis - Peter Smagorinsky
Beyond the Black Box
Think-Aloud Protocols, Protocol Analysis, and Research Design - Stephen P Witte and Roger D Cherry
An Exploration of the Influence of Writing Tasks on Writing Processes
Substance and Romance in Analyzing Think-Aloud Protocols - Robert J Bracewell and Alain Breuleux
Reactivity in Concurrent Think-Aloud Protocols - James F Stratman and Liz Hamp-Lyons
Issues for Research
PART TWO: RETROSPECTIVE ACCOUNTS OF WRITING PROCESS
`Once Upon a Time' - Stuart Greene and Lorraine Higgins
The UslS!