Journal of College Reading and Learning articles from March 1998

Journal of College Reading and Learning archives from March 1998

Another look at student writing and stages of intellectual development.
March 22, 1998... Theories of intellectual development offer writing teachers productive ways to analyze student writing, to help students develop strategies for improving their writing processes, and to consider the implications of writing assignments. Frameworks...

Dreamcatcher, gatekeeper, spider web, safety net. (basic education)
March 22, 1998... By using a wide variety of quotations grouped under the four metaphors--dreamcatcher, gatekeeper, spider web, and safety net--the authors replicate for the reader the dissonance of the reading and writing processes as they might be experienced by...

Using photography to heighten critical thinking.
March 22, 1998... The process of photography can contribute to a better understanding of thinking. Because the camera's lens often reveals nuances and detail commonly overlooked, it can promote critical thinking, particularly constructing, identifying, and...

Achievement difficulties for the academically gifted.
March 22, 1998... This case study identifies a gifted student who, in consideration of previous academic achievement, should be performing exceptionally well. The student, however, has a 4 year history of withdrawing from and failing courses, avoids studying, and...

Helping students get off probation and on with their education.
March 22, 1998... Ruth is a high-ability college student who, regardless of which institution she attends, earns grades that range from A to F. After exploring how personality characteristics and lack of readiness for change have been contributing to Ruth's...

Struggles in the classroom: A deaf student's case.
March 22, 1998... Very motivated to succeed in college, Tracy, a deaf student, confronts an instructor who seems unprepared to teach her His expressions in class and his comments on her paper challenge her, and she must decide how to respond. Walking into...

A matter of reasonable writing expectations. (case study of deaf student)
March 22, 1998... Tracy is disadvantaged by the instructor's approach which emphasizes writing skills as much as sociology and requires writing in "voices." Writing expectations of Tracy should be adjusted, although expecting a certain language level is...

It's all your fault! (a disabled student case study)
March 22, 1998... This case involves a student with a language-based learning disability and Tourette's Syndrome who becomes increasingly dissatisfied with the support provided by the University. Boothby University is nestled in a quiet New England coastal...

The educational challenge of multiple disabilities in the postsecondary setting.
March 22, 1998... This response to the case study of student Ron Hall at Boothby University delineates some enhancements that could have been made in the actual case management, some hindsight observations and suggestions, and some possible approaches to the...