02894nam a22004212u 4500 5478389 BD-DhUL 20161120154035.0 he u||024|||| 080220s1986 xxu ||| b ||| s eng d ED281227 ERIC ericd eng ericd MvI BD-DhUL mfm Millard, Thomas L. Active Learning [microform] : The Equilibrium between Student Writing and Critical Thinking / Thomas L. Millard. [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983. 12 p. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Regional Conference on University Teaching (2nd, Las Cruces, NM, January 9-10, 1986). For the Proceedings of the conference, see ED 276 328. ericd Graduate students at Montclair State College (New Jersey) were given the option of writing a journal article for publication in lieu of composing a standard term paper. The students were instructed to write essays, not research-focused papers, since the requirements for the latter were too time-consuming and perhaps beyond students' level of experience. They were allowed to submit their articles to the journal of their choice, as long as they observed the journal's editorial requirements; protocol for submitting manuscripts was discussed in class. A professional writer spoke to the students about the review process and prepared them for the possibility of rejection by sharing with them his own experiences with failure. At the same time, the class was reminded that a rejection was not to be considered a failure, since editors often provided some instructive comments or reasons for the rejection. Further, students were also assured that the articles would be graded on the same basis as traditional term papers had been. In spite of initial student resistance, the article option proved extremely successful; student papers have been published in local, regional, and national publications, and, more importantly, students' confidence in their writing ability has soared. (AEW) Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. Experiential Learning. ericd Higher Education. ericd Instructional Innovation. ericd Research Papers (Students) ericd Scholarly Journals. ericd Teaching Methods. ericd Writing (Composition) ericd Writing Exercises. ericd Writing for Publication. ericd Writing Improvement. ericd Writing Instruction. ericd New Jersey Journal Articles Speeches/Meeting Papers. ericd Reports, Descriptive. ericd ddc BK ANL mc 2253 ED281227 77000000286458 126233 126233 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC 237846 DUL DUL GEN 2016-11-20 Purchased 345166 2016-11-20 2016-11-20 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC 237847 DUL DUL GEN 2016-11-20 Purchased 345167 2016-11-20 2016-11-20 BK