Virtual Students/Virtual Teachers: the Reality of Student Responsibility in Education

<p>A wide range of possibilities exists for the use of computers in the freshman composition classroom. Computer technology can help students reach and understand new concepts of learning. A computer "pedagogy" in the writing class can promote collaboration, responsibility for learning, decentering of authority, understanding of the social construction of knowledge, the practice of freedom from dominant structures in society, and critical thinking skills. In this thesis, I demonstrate through the evaluation of freshman composition students and research in the field of composition how a computer pedagogy can help students be more responsible for their own learning and better prepared to enter upper-level classes and eventually the workplace.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts in English

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year

1999

Author dc:creator

• Franklin-Matkowski, Keri

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kenneth Price

• English Language and Literature

Statement dc:rights

• © Keri Franklin-Matkowski

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/442

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-1443