St. Martin's "Cultural Conflicts"
The results from Harris' study sound like the students were all at larger universities. Do you think this would have an effect on how they view tutorials? I think that if they went to UR for example, they would be more comfortable with a one-on-one session because we have smaller, more discussion based classes (at least in the Arts and Sciences) and students are encouraged to go to their professor's office hours. I think that this initiation to a liberal arts education would help them feel freer to ask questions and be open with their thoughts/ideas about their paper.
Bedford Chp. 5
After reading the tips for writers who have learning disabilities, are non-native speakers or non-traditional students, do you think that there is one rule that we can say applies to students in all three categories? One single approach or attitude that would help us in consultations regardless of the writer's situation?
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15 years ago
I agree, many of the students mentioned that their teachers did not have time to meet with them outside of class. However, I wonder if the students would still be hesitant to utilize these office hours as they tend to view the tutors as the person to go to with questions...
ReplyDeleteBeford Chp. 5: I think the one thing a tutor should do at the beginning of a session is ask the student what they need help with. All students are generally able to identify their own progress with their assignments enough to ask a specific question about their papers.
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