Hi Dawn, I read about the following exercise in a teaching journal long ago. I don't have the reference, unfortunately. Before Class 1. Pick out a couple of easy-to-read journal articles. 2. Cut them into pieces. 3. Mix them up and put them in envelopes. In Class 1. Distribute envelopes, paper, and glue to groups of students. 2. Ask the students to put the pieces back in order and glue them down that way. 3. Ask the students to answer questions about the articles e.g., what analyses were used? what signifance levels? which results were significant? what questions were the authors trying to answer with the analyses, etc. etc. My classes typically grumble when they first are given this assignment. However, the students learn a lot from it and I get good feedback about it. (When you cut off all the headings, the students have to read and think carefully about how a journal article is constructed.) Oh, and the students do like the exercise and have fun once they get going. Faith Florer Faith Florer, Ph.D., http://www.river.org/~flf/Faith.html Adjunct Asst. Professor, Marymount College and NYU.
