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Art and Perception: How Observing and Discussing Art Can Support Students' Communication Education
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Gipson, Terry; DiDomenico, Stephen M. – Communication Teacher, 2023
Perception is one of the most fundamental aspects of human communication. This activity utilizes art to help students experience and understand the psychological and communicative aspects of perception. Students are required to observe and discuss their observations about selected pieces of artwork. After completing the activity, students enhance…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Communications, Experiential Learning, Perception
L2 Academic Discourse Socialization through Oral Presentations: An Undergraduate Student's Learning Trajectory in Study Abroad
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Kobayashi, Masaki – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2016
The present study provides an in-depth, longitudinal account of an undergraduate student's L2 discourse socialization in an academic exchange program in Canada. By invoking Rogoff's (1995) notion of participatory appropriation, this qualitative case study examined an L2 student's task-related strategies and performance as they evolved over time in…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Socialization, Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad
Rethinking Postsecondary Remediation: Exploring an Experiential Learning Approach to College Writing
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Relles, Stefani R. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2016
This article contributes to the national discourse on college readiness and postsecondary remediation reform. It discusses an experiential learning model of writing remediation as an alternative to traditional basic skills instruction. Such a model may be practical to support the degree completion rates of underprepared writers whose…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Readiness, Postsecondary Education, Educational Change
Reading at the Threshold
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Gogan, Brian – Across the Disciplines, 2013
Recent considerations of threshold concepts in the rhetoric and writing studies discipline fail to consider the role that reading plays in the learning of student writers. This article reports results from a three-part, two-year, empirical study of seventy-five learners enrolled across four sections of a writing-intensive course. The course…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, Reading Writing Relationship, Reading Instruction, Writing Instruction
A Reciprocal Peer Review System to Support College Students' Writing
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Yang, Yu-Fen – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
As students' problem-solving processes in writing are rarely observed in face-to-face instruction, they have few opportunities to participate collaboratively in peer review to improve their texts. This study reports the design of a reciprocal peer review system for students to observe and learn from each other when writing. A sample of 95…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Writing Processes, Writing Instruction
The Effects of Experiential Learning with an Emphasis on Reflective Writing on Deep-Level Processing of Leadership Students
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Moore, Copie; Boyd, Barry L.; Dooley, Kim E. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2010
Experiential learning and reflective writing are important components of college instructors' repertoires. Learning is not complete without proper reflection. The purpose of this study was to examine undergraduate students' perceptions of learning in a leadership course that emphasized experiential learning methods. The respondents included the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Reflection, Learning Processes, Leadership Training