English 101 - Fall 2010

Jackson, Rebecca A., Tanya R. Berry, and Michael D. Kennedy. "The Relationship Between Lifestyle and Campus Eating Behaviours in Male and Female University Students." College Student Journal 43.3 (2009): 860-871. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article gives a lot of information about college students and the risks that they are taking when they come to a new environment while being on their own. Several tests were taken to determine the difference between males and females and their behaviors towards drinking, eating, and exercising. It does a really good job on separating the genders and showing that the male and female lifestyle drastically changes when they come to college. It shows statistics on how much the cost of a student would spend depending on their physical activity as well. Overall, college can have an extreme impact on a students' life.

Kicklighter, Jana Regina, et al. "College Freshmen Perceptions of Effective and Ineffective Aspects of Nutrition Education." Journal of American College Health 59.2 (2010): 98-104. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. Research was done to see how college freshman viewed their eating habbits while they have been at college. They did they by having 5 focus groups. They came to find that most of all the nutritional needs per day, based on the food pyramid, were not met. They realized that freshman have a high rate of going for food that is fast, affordable, and therefore tend to not be very healthy.

Juel, Connie. "What Makes Literacy Tutoring Effective?" JSTOR: Reading Research Quarterly. International Reading Association 31.3 July-Aug. 1996: 268-289. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. . Print. Students who get tutored one on one often perform better than their peers. Peer tutoring helps the engagement of the student at any age. College especially, since classes are harder and it is often harder to pay attention and keep up with the work. Every tutor has their own process for their student. Peer tutoring is better since the student and tutor can relate.

Banks, James A. "Educating Global Citizens in a Diverse World." New Horizons for Learning. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This text discusses all the necessary reasons to become involved with global and multicultural education and obtain knowledge from the different cultures, languages, religions and racial and ethnic groups. Because of the growth of cultures throughout the world, citizenship education needs to be changed in order to educate students how to function in today's interdependent society and global culture. Student's need the knowledge, attitudes and skills required to function in their cultural communities.

Miller, Kathleen E., and Joseph H. Hoffman. "Mental Well-Being and Sport-Related Identities in College Students." Ebscohost. N.p., June 2009. Web. 03 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how physical activity and playing sports result in improves mental and social health including reduced risk of suicide and depression. It examines how gender and athletic involvement in a team sport were associated with lower depression scores, and athletic identity was associated with lower risk of a suicide attempt.

Ferris, Eric, Mark Finster, and David McDonald. "Academic Fit of Student-Athletes: An Analysis of NCAA Division I-A Graduation Rates." Research in Higher Education 45.6 (2004), 555-575. Ohio Link. Web. 19 Nov 2010. A study was conducted using the graduation rates of college student athletes in order to determine their legitimacy. Researchers concluded that graduation rates alone cannot account for the lower rates among athletes. They say that there are numerous factors that affect this, including admissions standards and wealth of the institution. The study also discusses the relationship between admissions and educational attainment. The study concludes with hopefully providing a model that promotes both academic and athletic excellence.

Dement, William. "Sleepless at Stanford." The Sleep Well. Stanford University, Sept. 1997. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The main focus of this article is to teach students about the importance of sleep. It talks about the all the different elements of sleep and college students sleep habits.

Craig, C.J. "Family support of the emergent literacy of children with visual impairments." Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness 90.3 (1996): 194. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Family involvement is important when discussing children who are visually impaired. A certain home environment is needed when it comes to teaching visually impaired children. This article tells of how reading out loud, having family outings, and encouraging independent readings can help develop blind children's literacy skills. These help the children to build and better understand stories; as well as learning to "paint pictures in their heads". Finally this article provides some suggestions to parents of children who are visually impaired. Some suggestions include: Encouraging "pretend reading and writing", designating a certain spot in the home just for reading, and learn Braille alongside their children.

Rekrut, Marth D. "Peer and Cross-age Tutoring: The Lessons of Research." JSTOR: Journal of Reading. In 37.5 Feb. 1994: 356-362. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. . This article is about how students find what works best for them. It has students be in control on how they learn best. This article says that tutoring is an effective learning method for college students. This proves that students who are tutored get better grades in all subjects, especially english. Reading is a part of every subject and by exercising it the most, students become more literate.

Winner, Ellen, and Lois Hetland. "Art for our Sake School Arts Classes Matter More than Ever-But Not for the Reasons You Think." Arts Education Policy Review. 109.5 (May 2008): 29-32. Academic Search Complete, EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. Winner and Hetland outline why the arts are essential to learning. As the title denotes, the reasons are not what you might expect. They carefully observe a handful of Boston art schools to find exactly why art is so important. Going in depth to support each claim, they use specific scenarios from their fieldwork.

This article focuses on how ICT's (information and communication technologies) have transformed reading, writing, and education. Written communication has become less formal and the syntax and layout has changed. However, technology has enabled students to engage in "creative and collaborative communication." It has also enabled the practice of writing through everyday activities such as texting. The Internet, especially, and cell phones can be used to facilitate learning when incorporated creatively into the classroom.

Hyde, Janet S., and Janet E. Mertz. "Gender, culture, and mathematics performance." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106.22 (2009): 8801-8807. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article talks about if there is a relationship between gender, culture and mathematics performance. They go through three questions the want to answer -Do gender differences in mathematics performance exist in the general population? Do gender differences exist among the mathematically talented? Do females exist who possess profound mathematical talent? The article talks about how some countries have closed the gap such as England but the USA has not. They go to answer all of the questions through the research they do and have charts/graphs.

Greenblatt, Alan. "Impact of the Internet on Thinking." 2010. CQ Researcher. Vol 20. pg 773-796. Web. 18 Nov 2010. As the internet is becoming a dominant source of information and offers many more activities, the way people do searches on the internet has changed. We have come to use the computer and internet more and more while doing searches, academic or otherwise, and people have started to question whether or not the internet is changing the way we think.

J.E. Osagie.W.DE.C.WYK VAN A., AKADE. "IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE AND NUTRITION IN THE PREVENTION OF ILLNESS AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF HEALTH." Education; Summer2000, Vol. 120 Issue 4, p758-772, 15p, 6 Charts. Academic Search Complete. WEB. November 18, 2010. There is evidence suggesting that people are becoming healthier, but the rate of morbid diease is increasing. Even though the number of people seeing the doctor has increased . The importance of exercise and nutrition in the prevention of illness and improvement of health has brought the need for a review of the scientific literature on the benefits associated with types of physical activity.

Pheonix House."Facts On Tap." factsontap.org. MetLife Foundation, n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2010 This article provides a number of "sobering statistics" that show the negative outcomes of drinking. Drinking myths and peer pressure are both explained and discussed. The amount of money a college students spends on alcohol is also shown. This is an informational and awareness website for college students and their parents.

Wright, Alan N., and Jan Tolan. "Prejudice Reduction Through Shared Adventure: A Qualitative Outcome Assessment of a Multicultural Education Class." Journal of Experiential Education 32.2 (2009): 137-154. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article focuses on the importance of multicultural education in order to reduce common prejudices. Multicultural education helps students see these multiple perspectives which helps lead to the ending of social oppression. Learning about various cultures around the world would give students respect and appreciation for their contributions and is necessary to combat social injustices. Prejudice and racism is very embedded within American society that attitudes remain largely unrecognized. Prejudice reduction is a necessary component of multicultural education.

Schumer, Fran. "JERSEY; Tutoring Is Big Business, Especially Among Students Who Don't Need It." The New York Times. 20 June 2004. Web. 18 Nov. 2010 In Jersey, peer tutoring has showed an impact on elementary schools, high school, and in college. Even some students are getting tutored for regular classes just to get a good grade. These students are trying to get ahead of everyone, to help them succeed in their field. Peer tutoring impacts those who want a good gpa, it gives them an extra edge to do better than others.

DaCosta, Boaventura, Carolyn Kinsell, Angelique Nasah, and Soohwa, Seok. "The Digital Literacy Debate: An Investigation of Digital Propensity and Information and Communication Technology." Educational Technology and Research Development 58.5 (2010): 531-555. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The differences in social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds of people and their use of technology was thoroughly described in this article. It also described the use of a digital world. The world is becoming more digitally based and the integration of technology is just getting started. The use of technology can greatly change the way we read and write and those effects are positive and negative.

Koretz, Daniel, "How Do American Students Measure Up? Making Sense of International Comparisons." Future of Children; Spring2009, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p37-51, 15p, 1 Graph This article looks at the U.S education system and international student education in a different light, unlike most of the other articles; it looks at how the U.S Education system, in reality is secondary to that of many foreign country's. His point of comparison is the students emerging from these educational systems. He states how the perception of poor academia amongst U.S children actally holds, since on average U.S kids perform less, and have more studying disabilities than do children from other foreign countries. I personally believe there is a lot of truth in this article based on the facts and realities i myself experience. No offense intended, just academic debate.