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2018
Volume 49, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0098-6291
  • E-ISSN: 1943-2356

Abstract

This study documents the author’s experience reflecting on eight semesters of informal student evaluations of teaching in the process of updating his teaching methods for second-semester composition. He finds that reflective teaching practices provide a powerful methodology for engaging with the opinions of two-year college students, which can lead to a more productive focus on writing college essays in the composition classroom.

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