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ERIC Number: EJ777738
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 18
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0897-5264
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Interview Strategies for Assessing Self-Authorship: Constructing Conversations to Assess Meaning Making
Baxter Magolda, Marcia B.; King, Patricia M.
Journal of College Student Development, v48 n5 p491-508 Sep-Oct 2007
This article presents two interview strategies used to assess college students' developmental growth toward self-authorship. We illustrate that self-authorship is a foundation for achieving many college learning outcomes and argue that designing practice to promote self-authorship requires understanding how to assess it. We offer a brief overview of the concept of self-authorship, explore the basic tenets of assessing self-authorship, and describe in detail two self-authorship interview strategies. The conversational nature of the interviews creates a learning partnership between interviewer and interviewee that serves the dual role of assessment and developmental intervention. Challenges and benefits of using these interview strategies to assess and promote self-authorship will help readers judge their utility in future research and practice.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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