College Preparedness and Time of Learning Disability Identification
This paper discusses the results of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) administered to college students in order to identify similarities and differences between time of diagnosis of a learning disability and the development of learning strategies related to will, self-regulation, and skill components.
Cognitive Load Theory
Cognitive load theory uses evolutionary theory to consider human cognitive architecture and uses that architecture to devise novel, instructional procedures.
Citation as social practice in a TESOL graduate program: A language socialization approach
Using the theoretical framework of language socialization, this paper investigates the local contexts in which four international students were initiated into citation during their first semester in a Masters in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA-TESOL) program.
Challenging deficit constructions of the international student category in Canadian higher education
Drawing on interviews with undergraduate students (n = 13) from one postsecondary Canadian institution, I examine how the seemingly neutral labels applied to diverse students, such as the category “international,” operate in talk to reproduce deficit understandings of these students.
Attending to the Act of Reading: Critical Reading, Contemplative Reading, and Active Reading
This article differentiates among types of reading and offers strategies to promote active reading. It is a useful resource if you would like to know more about teaching reading skills.
A Pedagogy of Kindness
Aiming to teach and support learners from a place of kindness and compassion, this article discusses the author’s journey to kindness as a pedagogical driver.
4 Ways To Deconstruct Systems Of Oppression
Oppressive systems are structures within greater society that allow inequities to continue. What are some things we can all do to deconstruct oppressive systems and amplify the voices of the marginalized?
Transformative Social Work Education: Student Learning Needs and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action
Author: Garrison McCleary This research discusses the learning needs of social work students in identifying and implementing the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action in education and practice. Read Article
The Revised ABC’s of Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET)
Author: Albert Ellis Cognition, emotions, and behaviors include and affect one another, and can combine into dysfunctional philosophic assumptions that lead to neurotic disturbances. Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET), described in this resource, tries to help clients to make a philosophic change. View Article
The Restorative Benefits of Nature: Toward an Integrative Framework
Author: Stephen Kaplan This resource encourages turning to nature to nourish focus and manage distraction. View Article
Supporting Students with Asperger Syndrome on College Campuses: Current Practices
A critical focus of this study was on the specific accommodations accessed and the support services provided, including support groups, counseling, supervised social activities, and summer transition program for college students with Asperger Syndrome
Shift-and-Persist” Strategies: Why Low Socioeconomic Status Isn’t Always Bad for Health
Some individuals, despite facing recurrent, severe adversities in life such as low socioeconomic status (SES), are nonetheless able to maintain good physical health. This article explores why these individuals deviate from the expected association of low SES and poor health and outlines a “shift-and-persist” model to explain the psychobiological mechanisms involved.