Journal of College Reading and Learning articles from March 2001

Journal of College Reading and Learning archives from March 2001

How to Teach 1000 Vocabulary Words Using the Internet.
March 22, 2001... It is commonly known among reading professionals that vocabulary knowledge increases reading comprehension (Anderson & Freebody, 1981; Bauman & Kameenui, 1991; Beck & McKeown, 1991; Mezynski, 1983) and is, therefore, a desirable outcome of...

Increasing Students' Success: When Supplemental Instruction Becomes Mandatory.
March 22, 2001... An exuberant history instructor, seeing the positive effect of SI on students' grades during the previous semester, challenged the premise that student participation in Supplemental Instruction (SI) must be voluntary. The instructor posited...

Coaching Critical Thinking: Tutoring Athletes Toward Self-sufficiency.
March 22, 2001... "There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all." -- Booker T. Washington It required a lot of trust for a student athlete to confess to me that he had rarely attended English...

Developmental Students Don't Know That They Don't Know Part II: Bridging the Gap.
March 22, 2001... Most existing applied research on self-regulated learning has identified ways teachers can improve or promote self-regulated learning" (Corno, 1995, p. 201), and most do so through activities that support one or more self-regulatory skills....

Lessons From/For the Field: What We Can Learn from College Composition.
March 22, 2001... Theorists and practitioners in an academic field tend to communicate primarily with colleagues who already belong to that field, rather than with those outside it. Professionals who belong to the same field have similar vocabulary, educational...

Can a Combined Mastery/Cooperative Learning Environment Positively Impact Undergraduate Academic and Affective Outcomes?
March 22, 2001... By the late 1980's and early 1990's, the socio-cognitive view of individuals indicated humans were more than just a set of separate traits or S-R associations. Humans were portrayed as active, aware, critical thinkers, interacting with an...

Effects of Study Skills Programs on the Academic Behaviors of College Students.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... Students may be labeled by colleges as "at-risk" or "underprepared" on the basis of high school grade point average, SAT scores, the lack of particular courses, or placement tests. These measures reflect a combination of cognitive, social, and...

Cognitive Strategies for Academic Reading and Listening in EFL.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2001... As a result of the process of globalization of research and of transference of knowledge, English is now highly valued as the language of international academic exchange. It is the language most frequently used in international congresses and...

"I Will Probably Still Do It My Way": Is This the Outcome of a Successful Tutorial Session?
March 22, 2001... "Where did I go wrong?"--from an interview with the tutor. I left the stimulated recall interview and my head was spinning. I had just finished re-listening to what I thought was a successful writing conference, and had I ever been wrong! After...