每日大赛 Students Presenting Research at National Education Conference
The National Council of Teachers of English has selected five 每日大赛 students to present their research on tutoring and literacy at a prestigious national conference this month.
The students – Emma Saturday, Joelene Kuaana, Paige Bullock, Kaylee Cruz, and Christopher Osorio 鈥� will share their findings at the in Portland on March 16.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really an impressive accomplishment for undergraduate students, especially for our sophomore students who have just started exploring these issues of literacy,鈥� said Dr. Jolivette Mecenes, writing program chair.
Several thousand college professors, high school teachers, and graduate and undergraduate students gather for the conference, which encourages educators to network and explore teaching trends and research.
鈥淚 never thought I would present at this conference because it is so prestigious and competitive,鈥� Saturday said.
Two dozen undergraduate students were selected to display their poster presentations, including the two 每日大赛 teams.
Saturday, Kuaana, and Bullock will present 鈥淔ostering Success: Addressing Factors of Intimidation for Inner-city Students,鈥� which explores issues such as socioeconomic background and self-doubt and how they affect learning. They surveyed 175 students taking a first-year writing course at the 每日大赛.
Cruz and Osorio鈥檚 project 鈥淭eaching and Tutoring in Edited American English with Cultural (In)Sensitivity鈥� looks at the way college English is taught and whether students from diverse backgrounds are able to express their cultural identity in courses. They surveyed 250 students in first-year writing courses.
The seeds of both projects were planted when the students took 鈥淲riting Theory and Practice: Peer Tutoring in Writing,鈥� taught by Dr. Judy Holiday, assistant professor of writing.
鈥淚鈥檓 very proud of these two groups of students,鈥� Holiday said.
College of Arts and Sciences Dean Dr. Lawrence Potter and Dr. Kat Weaver, director of the Academic Success Center and the La Verne Experience, provided funding to support the students鈥� trip to the conference. The department of modern languages also contributed.
