Assignment 2: Application—A Reaction Paper

Assignment 2: Application—A Reaction Paper

Consider many of the challenges that postsecondary faculty members face while performing their duties.

In this assignment, you will read and respond to an article discussing the challenge of underprepared students.

Tasks:

Read the article "Occupational Hazard"; write a 3-page reaction paper; and respond to the following points:

    A synopsis of the article

    An analysis of the article

    Your reaction

    A description of your understanding of the article

    An instance when you found yourself engaging in some of the conversation that Spence (2009) wrote

    Your opinion about the builder analogy

    An analysis of the role of postsecondary faculty in helping underprepared students succeed in their courses

    Four strategies that you can implement to help underprepared students in your class

Reference:

Spence, L. D. (2009). Occupational hazard. Retrieved from http://www.inside

           highered.com/views/2009/07/06/spence

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Submitted a synopsis, an analysis of the article, and a personal response to the article.

12

Identified at least four strategies for helping underprepared students in your class.

12

Incorporated at least two other sources into the paper and considered some of the comments posted in response to the article.

12

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

4

Total:

40