Other researchers have investigated writing processes by means of direct observation, video recording (Bosher, 1998) and screen capture software (Chan, 2011).
Others used keystroke logging to investigate writing processes in real-life professional contexts.
With increasing numbers of teachers and scholars turning to investigate writing in their classrooms or courses of further study, it may be helpful to be aware of what options are available for studying writing and how these relate to key methodological designs.
Previous studies that have investigated writing have mostly been performed with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), in a scanning environment that severely hampers upper limb movements and prevents direct visual control of writing.
Newspaper clippings from 1948 indicate that the State Police were called to investigate writing on a piece of wood found braced to the underside of a table owned by a South Plainfield man.
It takes a rosy view of the time frames: "Once the inquiry was raised with EE's fraud department the account was investigated and written off and the credit report updated within 24 hours.
"I would think the public would be outraged that Congress was sitting on what could reduce their radiation exposure," said Dr. Fred Mettler, a radiologist who has investigated and written extensively about radiation accidents.
Little has been investigated or written about how narrative can inform teaching and learning about person-centred care in this area.
This paper investigated how written feedback can be theorized as a mediation tool based on Vygotsky's ([1978]) notions of scaffolding and ZPD.
This report follows five others, investigated and written by similar teams over the past four years.
