User:NV-umu/SIG Writing

= SIG Writing = EARLI-SIG Writing is the 12th Special Interest Group of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). The group was founded in 1988 by Pietro Boscolo and Michel Fayol and since then it has been an active and supportive organisation for writing researchers around the globe. SIG Writing is a multidisciplinary organisation that provides a forum for exchanging ideas about writing from varying theoretical, empirical and practise-based perspectives with the aim to contribute to the development of writing at all levels of education and professional settings.

The group is characterized by a lively collaboration between writing researchers from different countries around the world as well as from different disciplines, such as education, psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, computer science, literary studies, and rhetoric. Examples of topics addressed by the group are:


 * the cognitive, social and developmental processes involved in writing,
 * the functions of writing in different social and institutional contexts,
 * the design of writing instruction in various educational settings.

The group includes junior and senior members from all over the world, plus four honorary members. These are distinguished long-term members of SIG writing, with outstanding contributions to the field of writing research: Pietro Boscolo (Italy), Michel Fayol (France), Linda Allal (Switzerland), and John Hayes (United States).

Coordination
SIG Writing is coordinated by two senior researchers assisted by a junior researcher. The group elects one of the two senior coordinator roles every second year and a new junior coordinator every fourth year. Over the years, the group has strived for a balance between coordinators in terms of gender, countries, and research perspectives.

Since its creation, the group has been coordinated by the following scholars : Pietro Boscolo (Italy), Michel Fayol (France), Thomas Jechle (Germany), Gert Rijlaarsdam (Netherlands), Eric Esperét (France), Liliana Tolchinsky (Spain), David Galbraith (United Kingdom), Linda Allal (Switzerland), Joachim Grabowski (Germany), Åsa Wengelin (Sweden), Denis Alamargot (France), Barbara Arfé (Italy), Rui A. Alves (Portugal), Vincent Connelly (United Kingdom), Teresa Limpo, JURE coordinator (Portugal), Eva Lindgren (Sweden), Peter Falmann, JURE coordinator (Hungary). Currently, the coordinators of the SIG Writing are Guido Nottbusch (Germany) and Teresa Limpo (Portugal).

Conferences
In even years, SIG Writing organises a conference in Europe. This is the most important and influential event organised by the group. It provides several opportunities for junior and senior researchers to present and discuss their work as well as to strengthen and create new and fruitful collaborations. In 2014, the conference was preceded by a two-day Research School on writing research for PhD candidates and other junior researchers. This tradition has been kept since then, as a means to foster the research skills of those in the early phases of their scientific career.

Previous SIG Writing conferences

 * 2020 – 18th SIG Writing Conference in Sweden. Due to COVID-19 outbreak this conference was postponed to 2022. Chaired by Eva Lindgren, the conference and the preceding research school will be held at the Umeå University.
 * 2018 – 16th SIG Writing Conference in Belgium. It was held at the University of Antwerp and preceded by a two-day Research School at Ghent University. The events were chaired by Sarah Bernolet, Mariëlle Leijten and Iris Schrijver.
 * 2016 – 15th SIG Writing Conference in the United Kingdom. The conference and the preceding research school were held at Liverpool Hope University and chaired by Lorna Bourke and Simon Davies.
 * 2014 – 14th SIG Writing Conference in the Netherlands. It was held at the University of Amsterdam and preceded by a two-day Research School at Utrecht University. The events were chaired by Gert Rijlaarsdam and Huub van den Bergh.
 * 2012 – 13th SIG Writing Conference in Portugal. It was held at the University of Porto and chaired by Rui A. Alves.
 * 2010 – 12th SIG Writing Conference in Germany. It was held at the University of Education in Heidelberg and chaired by Joachim Grabowski.
 * 2008 – 11th SIG Writing Conference in Sweden. It was held at the University of Lund and chaired by Åsa Wengelin.
 * 2006 – 10th SIG Writing Conference in Belgium. It was held at the University of Antwerp and chaired by Luuk van Waes.
 * 2004 – 9th SIG Writing Conference in Switzerland. It was held at the University of Geneva and chaired by Linda Allal and Bernard Schneuwly.
 * 2002 – 8th SIG Writing Conference in the United Kingdom. It was held in Stafford and chaired by David Galbraith and Mark Torrance.
 * 2000 – 7th SIG Writing Conference in Italy. It was held in Verona and chaired by Bianca Di Bernardi.
 * 1998 – 6th SIG Writing Conference in Poitiers, France.
 * 1996 – 5th SIG Writing Conference in Barcelona, Spain.
 * 1994 – 4th SIG Writing Conference in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
 * 1992 – 3rd SIG Writing Conference in Freiburg, Germany.
 * 1991 – 2nd SIG Writing Conference in Paris, France.
 * 1988 – 1st SIG Writing Conference in Padova, Italy.

Journal of Writing Research (JoWR)
The Journal of Writing Research (JoWR) was established in 2006 at the SIG Writing conference in Antwerp. The Journal of Writing Research is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes papers that describe scientific study of the processes by which writing is produced and can be effectively taught.

Studies in Writing Book Series
In 1994, SIG Writing initiated a book series on writing research to create a forum for writing research, which is currently a reference in the field. Members of the SIG Writing formed the editorial board, and the SIG coordinators, Gert Rijlaarsdam and Eric Espéret, acted as series editors. The current editors are Raquel Fidalgo (Spain) and Thierry Olive (France). The series provides a collection of theoretical and empirical insights into the foundations of writing and learning and teaching processes in written composition. Studies in Writing aims to cover theoretical issues, supported by both quantitative and qualitative empirical research and representing a wide range of nationalities. Fields of research covered are cognitive, socio-cognitive and developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, text linguistics, curriculum development and instructional science.

Books in this series include edited volumes and research monographs. The initial volumes were published by Amsterdam University Press (Volumes 1-6), then moved to Kluwer Academic Publishers/Springer (Volumes 7-16), then passed to Elsevier (Volumes 17-21), who then sold the portfolio to Emerald (Volumes 22-26). As of Volume 27, Brill acquired the Studies in Writing series and is the current publisher.

SIG Writing archive
In 2004, during the Sig Writing conference in Geneva, SIG Writing started a free and open access publication server containing book chapters, theses, technical reports, research instruments, SIG Writing conference papers, and other pre-publications.

SIG Writing National Initiatives & Awards
Besides the SIG Writing conference and publications, the group implements several initiatives that help to keep the group alive, attract new members, and move the research field forward.

SIG Writing National Initiatives
SIG Writing supports the organization of SIG Writing related national events, such as conferences, training schools, local diffusion of outcomes from writing research, workshops or media events. The following events were supported by the SIG Writing under this program:


 * 2015 – Writing Word(s) Workshop in Poitiers (France), organized by The Writing Group of the Centre for Research on Cognition and Learning (CNRS & University of Poitiers)
 * 2014 – Keystroke Logging Training School in Antwerp (Belgium), organized by Mariëlle Leijten and Luuk van Waes (University of Antwerp)
 * 2013 – Fifth meeting on Writing Reflection in Aveiro (Portugal), organized by Luísa Álvares Pereira (University of Aveiro)
 * 2013 – Training School on the Dynamics of Writing in Poitiers (France), organized by Thierry Olive (University of Poitiers)

John R. Hayes award
The John R. Hayes Award is installed and financed by John R. Hayes for excellence in writing research since 2010. The award is granted every two years and announced at the SIG Writing conference by the editors of Journal of Writing Research.

BESST Award
Created in 2016, the SIG Writing Best Early Stage Short Talk Award aims to encourage and motivate early stage scientists to continue their research efforts in the writing field. This award is attributed to promising junior researchers of the SIG Writing as a distinction for their outstanding research presentations during the Research School preceding the SIG Writing Conference.

Award recipients:


 * 2018 – Abraham Cerveró-Carrascosa, Florida Universitària (Spain) with the work titled Metacognitive regulation strategies in delayed revision of essay writing by pre-service teachers and expert writers in L1 and EFL
 * 2016 – Natalie Usher, University of Oxford (United Kingdom) with the work titled Using multiple sources of qualitative data to trace the impact of peer assessment on academic writing development