Assignment: 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.