Week 9; Assignment #1 Article Reflection

The article The Impact of Using Blogs on College Student’s Reading Comprehension and Learning Motivation was fascinating. It outlined a study done with 149 college students and 2 instructors to incorporate blogs into developmental reading courses. The goal of the study was to see if students’ reading level will improve if they have access to digital texts with a blogging tool. The study proved that there is indeed a positive correlation between using blogs and a higher retention rate.

I found this article very interesting. It’s so powerful to see an idea we know prove itself in a real and physical sense. A lot of teachers realize how beneficial technology incorporation is. However, when they see it in black and white, they may be more motivated to implement it themselves. I feel that this article is a must read for all educators. 

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