Making Connections: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Journal Writing in Enhancing Student Learning

By P. Connor-Greene. 2000

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Faculty Forum (2003, unknown): “Students keep a weekly journal to document and reflect on their placement activities and consider any challenges while completing the activities (on the effectiveness of journaling, see Connor-Greene, 2000).”
Problem-based learning and self-efficacy: How a capstone course prepares students for a profession (2005, background): “Journal writing fosters understanding and the application of concepts (see Connor-Greene, 2000 ), enhances critical thinking (see Hettich, 1990; Hodges, 1996), and improves achievement and attitude (see Borasi & Rose, 1989; Jurdak & Zein, 1998).”
Does Reflective Journal Writing Improve Course Performance? (2006, methodology): “Two notable exceptions are studies by Hynd, Simpson, and Chase (1990) and Connor-Greene (2000). Hynd, Simpson, and Chase (1990) trained college students in a study strategies course to annotate novels or write journal entries about the novels, and compared the relative effectiveness of these study t”
Expertise reversal effects in writing-to-learn (2010, background): “Journal writing has been shown to be effective in improving students’ learning across various educational settings and subjects (e.g., Cantrell et al. 2000; Connor-Greene 2000; McCrindle and Christensen 1995).”
Assessing the quality of reflection in student journals: a review of the research (2011, background): “Through journals, students can enhance their learning by making connections between theory and practice, by asking questions, and by engaging with higher order ideas (Connor-Greene 2000 ; Kerka 1996 ).”
The case of reflective journals: is the jury still out? (2011, methodology): “to be used as food for thought or as a source of data for scientific experiments (Connor-Greene, 2000).”
The Quality of Reflection in Student Journals: A Review of Limiting and Enabling Factors (2010, background): “their learning by making connections between theory and practice, by asking questions, and by engaging with higher order ideas (Connor-Greene 2000; Kerka 1996).”