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Improving Metacognitive Skills, Jim Stewart, Mike Greiner, Cassandra Cook
Improving Metacognitive Skills, Jim Stewart, Mike Greiner, Cassandra Cook
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Research Question: Can a short, weekly email reflection from students in introductory physics courses be structured to improve students’ thinking about their own thinking?
Method: By analyzing student responses we will refine the writing prompt and scoring guidelines so that, starting fall 2008, we can begin a longitudinal study in which we follow individual students through at least two quarters of the introductory physics course.
Blogging As A Way Of Thinking, Julia Sapin, Robyn Rossmeisl
Blogging As A Way Of Thinking, Julia Sapin, Robyn Rossmeisl
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Research Question: How can technology help to establish more open classrooms through writing, thereby affecting who is involved in discussion and how involvement takes place?
Method: Developed questionnaire for blog participants in a variety of Julia’s classes. We based our findings on the responses in those questionnaires, supplemented by secondary materials that helped us define terms and technology.
Journal Writing In The Classroom: Chore Or Delight?, Jennifer Karchmer, Anya Nakrokhina
Journal Writing In The Classroom: Chore Or Delight?, Jennifer Karchmer, Anya Nakrokhina
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Research Questions:
- What are some attitudes and behavioral trends of students toward a journal writing assignment?
- How effective is a journal writing assignment in the classroom?
- How can a journal writing assignment be improved for both students and instructor?
Method:
Quantitative data based on 39 surveys administered during Fall 2007 quarter at WWU to COMM318 Professional Communication students. Also, this study included student journals (about 10-pages each) with qualitative comments.