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A Simple Alternative To Grading, Glenda Potts
A Simple Alternative To Grading, Glenda Potts
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
This article presents methodology for using contract grading as an alternative to traditional grading and includes the author’s research on how her community college students responded to this new approach in their English courses.
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Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
Cover art: “Islands in the Sky” by Robin K. Goergner, a student at J. S. Reynolds Community College.
A Follow-Up Study To Compare Success Rates Of Developmental Math Students, Teresa Woodard, Sexton Burkett
A Follow-Up Study To Compare Success Rates Of Developmental Math Students, Teresa Woodard, Sexton Burkett
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
The authors present follow-up data to their 2003 comparison of student success in developmental math courses offered for three credits versus five credits.
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Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
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Using Affective Assessment To Understand Our Students’ Identities As Readers (And Non-Readers), Susannah M. Givens
Using Affective Assessment To Understand Our Students’ Identities As Readers (And Non-Readers), Susannah M. Givens
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
In this article, the author provides a rationale for assessing students’ affective characteristics as they relate to reading, presents examples of assessments she designed, and discusses the benefits of such assessments for faculty and students
Researching The Quest: Are Community College Students Motivated By Question-And-Answer Reviews?, Don F. Cavendish Jr.
Researching The Quest: Are Community College Students Motivated By Question-And-Answer Reviews?, Don F. Cavendish Jr.
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
The author presents his research on and use of question-and-answer reviews as an active strategy for motivating and reinforcing student learning.
Solving The Esl Writers’ Dilemma, Thomas Nowalk
Solving The Esl Writers’ Dilemma, Thomas Nowalk
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
The author explains how he uses a classical teaching method to help his English-as-a-Second Language students combine intention, language, and genre for academic writing
Universal Design For Learning: Application For Technology-Enhanced Learning, Thom Morra, Jim Reynolds
Universal Design For Learning: Application For Technology-Enhanced Learning, Thom Morra, Jim Reynolds
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
The authors illustrate how the concept of Universal Design can be used to enhance community college teaching and learning.
Improvisation: Not Just For Kids, Kerrigan Sullivan
Improvisation: Not Just For Kids, Kerrigan Sullivan
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges
This article argues for the use of improvisation in various subject areas as a way to help students engage with the subject matter.