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Volume 15, Number 1
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  Robin K. Goergner (on right) created “Islands in the Sky,” the three-dimensional computer graphic on the front cover, while enrolled in Professor Wen M. Andrews' (on left) "Computer Aided Modeling and Rendering I" course at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. (Click on the cover design above for a larger version without text.) |
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Using Affective Assessment
to Understand our Students’ Identities as Readers (and Non-Readers) |
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. |
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A Follow-up Study to
Compare Success Rates of Developmental Math Students |
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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A Simple Alternative to Grading |
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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Universal Design for Learning: |
The authors illustrate how the concept of Universal Design can be used to enhance community college teaching and learning. |
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Solving the ESL Writers’ Dilemma |
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. |
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Improvisation: Not Just for Kids |
This article argues for the use of improvisation in various subject areas as a way to help students engage with the subject matter. |
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Researching the Quest: Are Community College
Students Motivated by Question-and-Answer Reviews? |
The author presents his research on and use of question-and-answer reviews as an active strategy for motivating and reinforcing student learning. |
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