Integrating Imagination with Evidence When Writing.
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| Title: | Integrating Imagination with Evidence When Writing. |
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| Authors: | Modrek, Anahid S. (AUTHOR), Drew, Sally Valentino (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Creativity Research Journal. Jul-Sep2026, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p597-616. 20p. |
| Subjects: | Imagination, Teaching methods, Inquiry-based learning, Adolescent development, Essays, Reflective learning, Student assignments |
| Abstract: | This study examines the extent to which writing facilitates opportunities for deeper learning in adolescence as achieved by utilizing both imagination and evidentiary reasoning, simultaneously. We ask if affording evidence-based, argumentative prompts, in addition to exploratory and imaginative prompts, will sustain stronger adolescent learning, as assessed in adolescents' writing. We posit coordinating imagination with evidence will lead to more effective, and deeper, learning. With a sample of teachers (n = 199) and respective learners' (n = 388) writing samples, across 20-matched-pair high schools in the U.S., by means of a nesting analysis, we find quality of teachers' evidence-based reasoning, argumentative prompts, as well as quality of imaginative, exploratory prompts, both linked to stronger writing with respective learners. In a discriminant analysis, we find a significant association with teachers' imaginative, exploratory prompts to both learners' evidence-based, argumentative writing and learners' imaginative, exploratory writing (a cross-link not found to be significant between teachers' evidence-based, argumentative prompts and learners' imaginative, exploratory writing). Results indicate learning opportunities for exploratory, imaginative thinking can be provided without cost to opportunities for evidence-based, argumentative learning. Findings suggest need and benefits of eliciting exploratory, imaginative thinking from adolescent learners. Implications for pedagogy and deeper learning are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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