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VARIABLES |
NORMAL STUDENT (CONCRETE LEARNER) |
IDEAL STUDENT (TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL) |
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· Fear and Frustration |
· Paralyzed by fear and
frustration; · Possible outcomes:
Procrastination; dropping the course |
· Meaningful fear and frustration; · Possible outcomes: Student
begins working on readings, exam questions, etc. IMMEDIATELY |
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· Use of Class Time |
· Comes to class unprepared,
not having read the materials, exam questions, and without meaningful
questions |
· Comes to class prepared,
having read the materials and thoughtfully engaged in the exam questions · Has re-read notes from
previous session and prepared to ask questions regarding prior sessions · Asks meaningful questions
relative to the exam questions and class materials |
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· Use of Office Hours |
· Does not use office hours |
· Uses office hours
regularly, and IMMEDIATELY · Comes prepared, having read
the materials and exam questions with meaningful questions regarding the
materials and exam questions · Seeks assistance in
alternative forms of reading and note-taking |
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· Use of AAC |
· Avoids the AAC; or · Comes unprepared, not
having read the materials, expecting the tutor to answer the exam questions
for them |
· Uses AAC regularly · Comes prepared, having read
the materials and exam questions with meaningful questions regarding the
materials and exam questions |
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· Use of Study Groups / Other
Students |
· Avoids study
groups/dialogue with other students |
· Engages in focused study
groups and dialogue with other students · Comes prepared, having read
the materials and exam questions with meaningful questions regarding the
materials and exam questions |
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· Preparation: Readings |
· Procrastinates · Reads materials “word for
word” rather than conceptually and analytically; or · Doesn’t read the materials |
· Begins reading the
materials IMMEDIATELY · Reads materials critically,
searching for and identifying for the most significant concepts,
demonstrations, presentations, and applications relative to the exam
questions · Techniques used: Global to
local reading; writing in the book, handout, etc; actively questioning what
has been read; using colored tabs (or another form of page marking) to flag
important ideas/concepts · Re-reads materials |
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· Preparation: Notes |
· Stenographer – tries to
capture each and every word rather than the main concepts and demonstrations
presented · Does not look at notes
and/or re-write them after class; or · Does not take notes at all |
· Global to local
note-taking: looks for the most significant concepts and demonstrations
presented instead of focusing on “loose” details · Pen continuously moving
during class · Use of
short-hand/abbreviations; graphs; tables; questions · Re reads and re-writes
notes after class |
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· Preparation: Outlines |
· Procrastinates; writes
outlines “the night before” |
· Begins IMMEDIATELY · Questions all parts of the
exam questions · Outlines the various parts
of the exam questions · Uses the required (and
recommended and suggested) materials, class and office dialogue, and dialogue
with other students to answer all parts of the questions · Uses the Criteria for
Grading, as outlined by the Professors · Engages in continuous
dialogue with Professors, and uses feedback to re-think and revise outlines |
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· Preparation: Exam |
· Procrastinates · Turns in first draft; does
not re-write |
· Completes multiple drafts
of the essay, continuously engaging in dialogue between the Professors, using
the feedback to re-think and re-write the essay |