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How Can You Change The World If You're Not Paying Attention?, Alexandra Pittman
How Can You Change The World If You're Not Paying Attention?, Alexandra Pittman
UCF Forum
It’s depressing to see many of my fellow University of Central Florida classmates, friends and coworkers so unaware of their own surroundings.
Students Disinterested In Voting Need To Smarten Up, Alexandra Pittman
Students Disinterested In Voting Need To Smarten Up, Alexandra Pittman
UCF Forum
My fellow college students have been abuzz with political stands and commentaries on Facebook and other social media – but I’m concerned that many of those same students will not show up to vote on Nov. 6.
Technology Can Be Blessing, Curse To Students, Alexandra Pittman
Technology Can Be Blessing, Curse To Students, Alexandra Pittman
UCF Forum
Many college students seem to have forgotten what a university is for because they have become lost within their own technology.
Aliterate College Students: A Neglect Of Reading Or A New Type Of Literacy?, Crystal Wells
Aliterate College Students: A Neglect Of Reading Or A New Type Of Literacy?, Crystal Wells
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study examines the literacy practices of college students in order to determine whether their reading habits are likely to detract from their future professions. Based on reports that many college students and individuals in general do not read regularly, this study examines numerous studies that focus on the reading habits of students and their attitudes toward reading. Findings show that a considerable number of students do not practice what many educators consider to be “good” reading habits; that is, they do not read approved print literature and texts regularly. This study also introduces the idea that perhaps students are …
Metaphoric Competence As A Means To Meta-Cognitive Awareness In First-Year Composition, David T. Dadurka
Metaphoric Competence As A Means To Meta-Cognitive Awareness In First-Year Composition, David T. Dadurka
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A growing body of writing research suggests college students’ and teachers’ conceptualizations of writing play an important role in learning to write and making the transition from secondary to post-secondary academic composition. First-year college writers are not blank slates; rather, they bring many assumptions and beliefs about academic writing to the first-year writing classroom from exposure to a wide range of literate practices throughout their lives. Metaphor acts as a way for scholars to trace students’ as well as their instructors’ assumptions and beliefs about writing. In this study, I contend that metaphor is a pathway to meta-cognitive awareness, mindfulness, …