Journal of College Reading and Learning articles from September 1997

Journal of College Reading and Learning archives from September 1997

Self-assessment and the reflective reader.
September 22, 1997... Reflective freewriting is a method postsecondary faculty members can use to help students develop metacognitive awareness. This article describes how giving students time in class to "think about thinking" promotes students' cognitive and...

Critical thinking assessment of college students.
September 22, 1997... This paper presents a framework for the assessment of critical thinking in college students. Unfortunately, due to the complex nature of critical thinking and the lack of a consensus definition, no single assessment instrument completely captures...

Using electronic peer audience and summary writing with ESL students. (English as a second language)
September 22, 1997... In recent years, dialogue journals have become a fixture in many English as a Second Language writing courses. Along with promoting written fluency, dialogue journals integrate reading and writing in the context of social interaction. With the...

Qualitative assessment in developmental reading.
September 22, 1997... Nine college and university students enrolled in developmental reading programs in two different institutions participated in a series of five 1-hour interviews regarding (a) reading and metacognition, (b) study, (c) notetaking, (d) motivation...

What to do with developmental education. (helping a community college become a 4-year university)
September 22, 1997... This case explores the realities of change facing a successful junior college which must become a 4-year regional university. The Vice President for Academic Affairs, newly hired to help the institution make this transition, is charged with...

What to do at Evans, or Dr. Browne's conundrum. (conversion of a community college to a regional university)
September 22, 1997... The problems and issues relative to the developmental program at Evans County Junior College on the eve of its conversion to regional university are identified and discussed. The method used by the college to arrive at a solution is critiqued. A...

Developing options, designing change. (tenure for staff at Evans County Junior College, Texas)
September 22, 1997... Evans County Junior College must consider tenured vs. nontenured staff, full-time vs. part-time staff, and program evaluation in order to decide the most effective placement and structure of its developmental education program. Given the goals of...