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Contemplative Wac: Testing A Mindfulness-Based Reflective Writing Assignment, Jared Featherstone
Contemplative Wac: Testing A Mindfulness-Based Reflective Writing Assignment, Jared Featherstone
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
This qualitative study examines the effects of the Mindfulness Journal Assignment (MJA), a semester-long integration implemented in five different university courses, to understand its potential for teaching and learning. Of particular interest were the patterns found in the reflective writing of students engaging in the MJA and the connection of those patterns to both classroom and Writing Across the Curriculum learning objectives. The most frequent themes occurring in the 111,906-word dataset were metacognitive awareness and self-regulation, both of which are significant for learning transfer and WAC. The findings of this study are promising in that the inclusion of a contemplative …