English 101 - Fall 2010

Smith, William L., and Pidi Zhang. "STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES WITH KEY FACTORS DURING THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE." College Student Journal 43.2 (2009): 643-657. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The article takes a look at the factors that play a role in the transition from high school to college. The article examines how many times students asked or recieved help. The most important factor of help seemed to people parental encouragement. The number of times one asked for help differed from person to person. Also, how a student determined what help was differed from race to race. The lack of help, however, did not affect one's grade point average.

"Narrowing of Math Gender Gap." Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association 12.3 (2009): 9. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The University of Wisconisn- Madison did research on the math gender gap and this was due to a article "Culture, Not Biology, Underpins Math Gender Gap," published in "ScienceDaily" on June 2, 2009. With more math education they think that we can close the gender gap. Also they found that women with job opportunities are helping close the gap too.

Singleton Jr., Royce. "Collegiate Alcohol Consumption and Academic Performance." Journal of Studies on Alcohol (2007): n. pag. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article explains the correlation between drinking habits and study habits. It talks about how binge drinking is becoming a more common occurance on college campuses and that the outcomes of such drinking are not good. The article provides several statistics from research conducted that shows us the negative correlation between drinking and studying.

Gil, Lynn A. "Bridging the Transition Gap From High School to College." Teaching Exceptional Children 40.2 (2007): 12-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The article uses John, a freshman at a four year university, as an example for the transition from high school to college. John was identified to a have a learning disability in second grade. He recieved services throughout his academic career. The article addresses problems and transitional issues that may come about during the first year of college. The article ultimately shows that those students who are self-determined are more likely to seek out help during their academic transition.

Shephard, R.J.,Shek, P.N."Associations Between Physical Activity and Susceptibility to Cancer: Possible Mechanisms."Sports Medicine; Nov1998, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p293-315, 23p, 1 Diagram. EBSCO. November 22, 2010 This article is about how Physical activity is a key part of reducing the risk of all-cause and colonic cancers, and it seems to have a lowered the risk of breast and lung cancer.

Barker Reinecke, Marguerite. "Teaching music literacy in the townships: building partnerships and a culture of accountability." OhioLINK. Web. 19 November 2010 The learning of music can transform the lives of young school children and youths in a Johannesburg township. This article describes the background to the pioneering work of the South African Music Education Trust (SAMET) in its attempts to kindle interest in musical literacy, to fund its projects, and to create a culture of trust and partnership between donors and recipients, some of whom are learning about fund management and accountability for the first time.

Madaus, Joseph W. "Navigating the College Transition Maze: A Guide for Students With Learning Disabilities." Teaching Exceptional Children 37.3 (2005): 32-37. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010 The article provides examples of problems that may arise during the transition from high school to college. It also gives a model of success for those students moving on to college with a learning disability. The article answers frequently asked questions about learning disability services at the university level. It shows differences between high school learning and upper-level college learning. Finally, the article expresses students the differences in the special education service in high school and college.

English Education. "Reconstructing English Education for the 21st Century: A Report on the CEE Summit" 38.4 (Jul, 2006): 278-294. Jstor. Print. 4 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the differences in English education. It explains that the 21 century has changed literacy tremendously. In order to be prepared for this change, English need to prepare students for that change. It is also important that the teachers be prepared as well. Within this article, there are three "dimensions" that are discussed. Each of these is seen as a way to help students through the challenges that come with the change of the 21 century. All in all, this article is used to inform readers of the changes within English literacy.

Lloyd-Richardson, Elizabeth. "The relationship between alcohol use, eating habits and weight change in college freshmen." Eating Behaviors 9.4 (2008): 504-8. Ohio Link. Web. 8 Nov. 2010.\n\nA group of reasearchers preformed a study that aimed to improve understanding of how alcohol consumption in college freshmen affects eating patterns before, during, and after drinking, as well as its relation to body weight change. They used \ntwo hundred eighty-two college freshmen (61% female; 59% Caucasian) completed measures of alcohol use, measured body mass index (BMI), and eating and activity habits before, during and following drinking episodes. Students were categorized by drinking status (non-drinker, low-risk, and moderate/high-risk) in order to explore group differences. There results were that moderate risk drinkers were more likely than low-risk drinkers to report increases in appetite after drinking, with nearly half of students reporting overeating and making unhealthy food choices following drinking. Moderate-risk drinkers also demonstrated significant increases in 1st semester BMI change, relative to non-drinkers and low-risk drinkers.\n\n\n\n

Dryden, Jim. "Study finds most students gain weight during early college years." Newsroom. Washington University, St. Louis, 5 September 2005. Web. 8 Nov. 2010. \n\nReporting in the Journal of American College Health, the research team found that about 70 percent of students gained a significant amount of weight between the start of college and the end of sophomore year. One researcher states that these results are not surprising to him because normally eating habits incollege students are not great. He also states that most don't eat five fruits and vegetables per day, and many don't get enough exercise. The average weight gain was nine pounds, but why they gained the weight isn't completely understood. \n

The food choices students in college make, could set them up for future health problems in the future. Research has shown that food served in dorms are comparable to food served in a fastfood restraunt. Fast food is attracting to college students because of a limited budget, easy access, and peer pressure because their friends are going to eat fastfood as well. Eating fast foods may have little impact on a teen or young adult's health in the short term; but more studies are showing that a poor diet during the teen and childhood years can set a teen up for health problems later '" including type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Fast food may taste good now, but could be more costly later on.

Wright, Cheryl, et al. "Windows into Children's Thinking: A Guide to Storytelling and Dramatization." Early Childhood Education Journal 35.4 (2008): 363-369. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how promoting storytelling in the classroom helps promote children's creativity and originality. The teacher should encourage stroytelling acitivities and to prompt the kids to tell their made up story without influencing the content. Teachers should aslo send home copies of their stories so they can tell their story again at home. It is good for the kids to learn at school and then take what they have learned home with them, like with storytelling.

Murcia, Karen. "Science in the News: An Evaluation of Students' Scientific Literacy." Teaching Science - the Journal of the Australian Science Teachers Association 55.3 (2009): 40-45. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article researched the science and science news literacy in students. It found that a basic science literacy is neccesarry to know the news of the academic world. Terms and theories, laws, etc were requires in order to fully understand. It found that students are not engaged in science in the news and there is a need for explicit teaching of this information

Huston, Sandra J. "Measuring Financial Literacy." Journal of Consumer Affairs 44.2 (2010): 296-316. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article talks about the need for people to better understand their finances and how to avoid a financial crisis. This article gives supporting facts on the number of people who are identified as financially literate and gives percentages. There are also many barriers in trying to move toward a way to measure financial literacy and talks about the importance of finding a way to measure financial literacy.

Jetton, Tamara L., Mary Beth Cancienne, and Brenda Greever. "The Evolving Roles of Faculty Learning Communities: A University/High School Literacy Partnership." Theory Into Practice 47.4 (2008): 327-335. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on university professors and those who are applying for professor positions. It talks about the relationship between high schools and college and the restruction from one to the other. The learning communities helped transform and enhance high school literacy in preparation for the future. The article discusses the different things that literacy is, for example it is strategic, motivated, fluent, etc. This article fcuses mainly on the transition from high school literacy to college literacy.

Dunn, Debra, Lori Turner, and George Denny. "Nutrition Knowledge and Attitudes of College Athletes." The Sport Journal 4.10 (2007). Volume 13 Number 4 | The Sport Journal. 2007. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. . This journal entry

Jessri, Mahsa, et al. "Evaluation of Iranian College Athletes' Sport Nutrition Knowledge." International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism 20.3 (2010): 257-263. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This research was conducted to help examine athletes nutritional knowledge. Instead of looking at what the athlete knows, the study examined what athletes failed to know. By recognizing what the athletes at what the athletes do not know nutritional professionals can address the athletes on those topics. They conducted their research by giving Iranian college baseball and football players a 2-part questionnaire on sports nutrition knowledge. The results of the study showed that athletes knew little about nutrition knowledge. The researchers believe that their inadequate knowledge may contribute to poor diet. Overall, this study showed that athletes did not have a well understanding of nutrition.

Neuschmidt, Oliver, Juliane Barth, and Dirk Hastedt. "Trends in gender differences in mathematics and science (TIMSS 1995-2003)." Studies in Educational Evaluation 34.2 (2008): 56-72. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. There has been a study the gender gap in math and science in the 8th grade from 1995 to 2003. Throughout the years the gap a narrowed but only in science. We have seen an improvement within physics and chemistry. They did see that there had been a change in math but not by much. The education systems want to change this gap so that everyone is on the same level. After this study, they found that the information was helpful.

"Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act." Roesch Library Catalog. 04 Oct. 2007. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. . This addresses the questions that are often posed to the Deaf community. It refences the Deaf as disabled, which is very taboo to the deaf. There is an overview of hearing imparement and what it entails. It also details the different ways to compensate if the company does have a Deaf or hard of hearing employee.

" Root Causes: Why No Elderly Computers Yet?" Elderly Computer. 2009. Web. 22 November 2010. http://elderlycomputer.com/index.html I found this website rather interesting because of the software involved. This website talks about making a software specifically for the elderly to make it easier for them to use. It also has some articles written talking about why the elderly may have some trouble using and learning about computers. I found it so interesting because it proves a point that people are thinking about this topic. It is a big deal if there is software that is being developed specifically for the purpose to help the elderly.