Student Writing Approach

With today 's education system, there are many different ways to define the perfect essay, so many, in fact, that educators believe that students are unable to write academically. Lea and Street 's Student Writing in Higher Education: An Academic Literacies Approach, discusses the difference between what is expected from students in higher education and how to help students improve their writing practices. By performing the research project entitled “Perspectives in Academic Literacies: an Institutional Approach,” Lea and Street are able to get a look at these issues more in depth. By including both students and faculty in the study, there will be additional viewpoints to work off of to improve the research, demonstrating that the sharing of information is vital for the success of student writing. …show more content…
Entering higher education requires students to adapt to new forms of “understanding, knowing, organizing, and interpreting information.” As part of Student Writing in Higher Education: An Academic Literacies Approach, Lea and Street have proven in their writing that academic research in student writing has fallen into three main categories which affect the grading process of students. The “study skills” approach states that all writing is a set of skills that can be transferred to any writing context. These skills are necessary in the writing process, and is taught to everyone from a young age. “Study skills” focuses on fixing the “problems” with the students ' ' writing and learning. However, in recent years, this approach has been frowned upon for being “cruel and insensitive” (Lea and Street), which has led to the redesigning of the “study skills” involved and expected in writing, leading to “academic