Annotated Bibliography
Pablo A. Valdés
Language IX
Crystal Hickerson
Wednesday 13th, May, 2009
Burns, D. J. “Will I do as well on the final exam as I expect? An examination of students’ expectations.” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 8, No. 3, October 2008: pp. 1 – 19. In this article the author, researcher at Xavier University, tries to test his hypothesis on how students’ expectations influence their performances on a final exam. According to him, levels of anxiety, past performances, absences, self handicapping and the preparation before a test influence the way students take an actual final exam. This is given by the detailed information this article shows on students’ expectations and by the methodology carried out in order to obtain the desired results. Nevertheless, his hypothesis is not widely supported because the results were mixed. The data obtained from this research does not necessarily establish that students’ expectations influence future test performances. Notwithstanding this, the information contained in this article is useful for teachers who desire to make an improvement on students’ results as part of their own reflective process of teaching. At the same time, it invites to analyze and reflect on the nature of students’ failing at the moment of taking final tests.
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16 years ago
Burns, D. J. “Will I do as well on the final exam as I expect? An examination of students’ expectations.” Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 8, No. 3, October 2008: pp. 1 – 19.
ReplyDelete**CHeck your MLA style!! You still have problems here.**
*Burns*, researcher at Xavier University, tries to test his hypothesis on how students’ expectations influence their performances on a final exam. According to him, levels of anxiety, past performances, absences, self-* handicapping and the *amount of* preparation before a test influence the way students take an actual final exam. (This is given by the detailed information this article shows on students’ expectations and by the methodology carried out in order to obtain the desired results.) (That sentence isn't very clear, and moreover, I don't think you even need it.) Nevertheless, *Burns'* hypothesis is not widely supported because the results were mixed. The data obtained from this research does not necessarily establish that students’ expectations influence future test performances. Notwithstanding this, the information contained in this article is useful for teachers who *want to improve* students’ results as part of their own reflective process of teaching. ((Like what? What information would help with this?)) At the same time, it invites *analysis and reflection* on the nature of students’ failing at the moment of taking final tests.
Overall, good blend of summary and critique. My comments are in the text. Don't forget to check your MLA citation format.