Saturday October 30 2021
The CRAAP test
“Most colleges enroll many students who aren’t prepared for higher education” by Sarah Butrymowicz
https://hechingerreport.org/colleges-enroll-students-arent-prepared-higher-education/
Currency – This source dates to 2017
Relevance – The data presented indirectly correlates to the question of whether or not students are prepared or not for college admissions. It is relevant in the fact that colleges are admitting students who are not college ready and putting them in classes that are not college courses but help to catch them up.
Authority – The author has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Tufts and a master’s from Columbia University. She has worked for the New York Times and has received awards for her work.
Accuracy – The data is compiled by the nonprofit organization and was originally from the governing bodies in each of the states. The data shows graphics of states with students being placed in remedial courses and how much of the students recently graduating from high school is being placed in these courses also depending on the type of secondary school such as a two-year school or a four-year school.
Purpose – The purpose is to educate the public about the issues revolving around higher education. It compiles information that most won’t see but the nonprofit organization that this article is from is most involved in the news around higher education today.
1.What worked or went well this week
The work on my excel project
2.What didn’t work this week
research for my project
3.To-Do list for next week
Written assignments for BUS
Research for paper
4..Where you left off/ Last thing you did
Macro homework
Weekly journal
5.How you feel or felt about the week, your project, and/or your writing
This week I took a lot of time off and did not spend a lot of time on my work or writing. The week feels slow and makes me wonder where I am and whether or not I have been keeping up with anything I have set myself to. It has been a week of reflection.