I'm planning to do some research that looks at the question:
If a job candidate composes responses to
frequently asked job-interview questions in writing, thus
"imprinting" the responses on his/her brain,
will the candidate perform better on job interviews?
(That's not the question I'm posing to Google, though -- read on)

What I need to figure out is whether there is
a NAME or TERM for this process of learning/preparing by means of
writing/composing.

So, my question: Is there a psychological
or education term for this process? It may be
related to neurolinguistic programming.
It may be some sort of writing-as-learning process.

I need to do a literature review, which is difficult when I
don't know a name for the phenomenon.

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 19 Oct 2003 02:16 PDT

There is a variation on "writing as learning" which has become a
standard educational term, as indicated by the fact that it comes up
often on educational web pages (including academic papers) and has an
acromym.  There doesn't seem to be a more sophisticated term than that
(though it is conceivable that a search of the literature on that
phrase would lead you to a technical psychological term).

Would this term, along with a few citations, be sufficient for an
answer?

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Clarification of Question by khansen-ga on 19 Oct 2003 08:00 PDT

That would be a good *partial* response, but
I'd really like some input on the neurolinguistic programming angle.

I'd also be interested in knowing if this writing-as-learning
acronym you refer to is the DEFINITIVE term for what I'm
talking about. I'm not sure if you can answer that within
the parameters of Google Answers.

But I was thinking of raising the price for an answer, if that helps.

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Clarification of Question by khansen-ga on 19 Oct 2003 08:16 PDT

Is the acronym you're talking about, by any chance, WAC, 
for Writing Across the Curriculum?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 19 Oct 2003 08:30 PDT

No, but it does come up often in connection with it.

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Clarification of Question by khansen-ga on 19 Oct 2003 09:40 PDT

Google is telling me I need to respond to clarification request, but
I'm not sure what else is desired at this point?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 19 Oct 2003 10:08 PDT

Sorry, I suppose I was the one doing the clarifying there.  The
request I have is: Given what I've said, should I post an answer?

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Clarification of Question by khansen-ga on 19 Oct 2003 11:46 PDT

I guess my response would be that I really want your
answer, but I'll be more happy with it if it touches on the
NLP aspect.

I guess I won't totally know if your answer is on target
until I do some literature searches, but given that no one
else seems to be jumping on this question, I'm willing to take a chance.

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Clarification of Question by khansen-ga on 20 Oct 2003 17:35 PDT

justaskscott, will you be answering this question
or did you decide against it?

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 20 Oct 2003 18:04 PDT

Sorry, I hadn't seen your prior clarification.  I cannot provide an
answer at this moment, since I have to run an errand.  I should be
able to provide an answer tomorrow.

My answer would not touch on the neurolinguistic aspect.  Thus, I will
make the unusual suggestion that you reduce the price to what you
think would be appropriate for an answer related to Writing Across the
Curriculum.  (You can change the price by going to "My Account,"
selecting "My Unanswered Questions", clicking on the question, and
then clicking on "Change Question Parameters" to modify the pricing.)

Afterwards, you can post another question, if you wish, to see whether
someone can find an answer on the NLP aspect.  If your research turns
out to be successful based on my answer, you can then forego the extra
question.

Please let me know if this sounds good to you.

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Clarification of Question by khansen-ga on 20 Oct 2003 20:38 PDT

Sounds great. I can do that.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 21 Oct 2003 14:30 PDT

There's a process in psychology (which has received some attention
from neurologists as well) known as "repetition priming" which seems
to come close:

repetition priming -- An increase in the likelihood that an item will
be identified, recognized, or recalled caused by recent exposure to
that item, which may occur without explicit awareness.

Would this meet your needs?

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Clarification of Question by khansen-ga on 21 Oct 2003 14:56 PDT

While repetition priming seems 
related, I don't believe it is on point
because it lacks the writing element.

Hi khansen-ga,

I know that I will probably not have much time tonight either, and can
tell that you are eager to use this answer for your research.  So I
will take the unusual step of posting the basic answer for you to use,
and then supplementing it as soon as possible.

The term I found, after much trial and error, is "Writing to Learn"
(sometimes in lowercase, sometimes hyphenated), also known as WTL. 
Here is the Google search for the term and acronym:

'Searched the web for "writing to learn" wtl.'
Google
://www.google.com/search?q=%22writing+to+learn%22+wtl&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&filter=0

I will supplement the answer with a few of the better citations.  In
the meantime, I hope that your research goes well.

- justaskscott-ga

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Request for Answer Clarification by khansen-ga on 21 Oct 2003 17:18 PDT

Thanks. Not really a request for clarification
but just to say I look forward to the supplementation.

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 22 Oct 2003 02:18 PDT

Here are articles that you might find useful, especially in that they
might lead you to further information.  You could try to contact
authors of these documents, or to look at any interesting citations,
as well as to use the articles to develop other search terms (which
might lead you to other resources, more search terms, etc.).

"Doing CL - Writing to Learn"
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/nise/CL1/CL/doingcl/writing.htm

"Using Writing in the Math Curriculum", by Kimberly Orben [pages 15-17
of PCTM Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, Winter 1998, Vol. 2]
Math Forum @ Drexel
http://mathforum.org/pctm_mag/PCTMM98W.pdf

"Journal Writing: Does it Promote Long Term Retention of Course
Concepts?", by Craig A. Croxton and Robert C. Berger [middle of page
on "Long Term Memory Retention"]
Háskóli Íslands
http://www.hi.is/~joner/eaps/wh_longr.htm

"How is Writing to Learn going to help me in my career?"
Pittsburg State University
http://www.pittstate.edu/wac/career.html

Incidentally, other acronyms associated with writing to learn are WL
and KWL.


My search terms on Google for the answer and supplement included:

lots of variations on "writing as learning"
"writing to learn"
wtl
wl
kwl
job
employment
career
interview(s)
memory
memorization
"photographic memory"
retention
brain
cognitive

Great answer that gives me what I need to start my research.
Thanks much.

Writing reinforces learning as it is a sensori-motor activity.
Sensory (visual) 
motor or kinesthetic (writing)

Credit my class in Cognitive Science at Harvard for this answer.

Visual-Linguistic Learning

http://www.ubs-translations.org/itedu/web_training/2adultlearn/audio_visual_kinesthetic.htm


Visual learners have two sub-channels - linguistic and spatial.
Learners who are visual linguistic like to learn through written
language, such as reading and writing tasks. They remember what has
been written down, even if they do not read it more than once. They
like to write down directions and pay better attention to lectures if
they watch them.


Visual-Kinesthetic Learning

http://www.csulb.edu/~bdecyk/public/prez1.html

For example, there are students who like to learn by doing role-plays.
These students are learning in a mixed auditory/kinesthetic mode. Some
visual learners learn by writing as well as reading and they would be
visual-kinesthetic

You had mentioned an acronym;
is it an acronym for Visual-Linguistic Learning?

OK, I'm confused about what's going on with my question.

I'm still interested in justaskscott's answer and only recently realized
that the comment provided is from a different researcher, amalik.

I'm confused about whether amalik's comment is meant to be an
answer, and if so why it's posted under comments.

And again I still want justaskscott's answer.

Thanks.

This can get confusing at times.

Anyway, I'll be back later this evening to post an answer.

Incidentally, the reason why amalik's posting is a comment, not an
answer, is that amalik is not a Google Answers Researcher.  You can
tell a Google Answers Researcher by the fact that his or her name is
underlined, with a link to previous answers and ratings.