Keys to Successful College Writing

Here are eight habits of mind essential for success in college writing: 

* Curiosity – the desire to know more about the world. 
* Openness – the willingness to consider new ways of being and thinking in the world. 
* Engagement – a sense of investment and involvement in learning. 
* Creativity – the ability to use novel approaches for generating, investigating, and representing ideas. 
* Persistence – the ability to sustain interest in and attention to short- and long-term projects.
 * Responsibility – the ability to take ownership of one’s actions and understand the consequences of those actions for oneself and others. 
* Flexibility – the ability to adapt to situations, expectations, or demands. 
* Metacognition – the ability to reflect on one’s own thinking as well as on the individual and cultural processes used to structure knowledge. 

Source: Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing Council of Writing Program Administrators